Green Projects

rainwater capture is one of the features of sustainable home design in LEED Awards

LEED Homes Award Winners Use Rainwater Capture, Permeable Surfaces, and PVs

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Sonnen Brings Battery Storage to Illinois Development

Crafting marketing messages that appeal to consumers interested in green homes

How to Sell Sustainability With Luxury

@zhpix | Seattle-based consultant and rater Tadashi Shiga shares six lessons he's learned working with the nation's top green builders.

6 Keys to Green Market Gold

@solebicycles | Boulder, Colo. is best for biking, according to the latest national rankings in the PlacesForBikes City Rating. Boulder residents are 20 times more likely to commute to work on a bicycle than the average American.

20 Best Biking Cities

@danielvandenberg | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the winners of its Solar Decathlon Design Challenge, in which student teams design energy efficient, cutting-edge structures.

And the Winner Is...

@artcollazomore | Architect John Marvel_Presidential Citation_San Juan solar initiative

A Winning Model in Puerto Rico

Developers and owners can join AIA's 2030 commitment to create carbon neutral buildings, developments, and renovations; new concrete manufacturing technique that may help reverse advance of climate change, Skender and Z Modular coming to Chicago, and more...

This Week's Codes and Standards, April 22

A new report uses buyer survey data to find out how much home shoppers are willing to spend on energy efficient and green home features.

Green for Green

Millions of homes may be lost to flooding from climate change by 2100, L.A. County's first sustainability plan, ICC's legal battle, investment capital flooding coastal home developments at risk for flooding, and Tesla's solar sales

This Week's Codes and Standards, April 15

LEED v4.1 now available, the risk of ill-fitting construction equipment for women, renters' electric car conundrum, Chicago's passive house passes polar vortex test, and addressing affordable workforce housing shortages

This Week's Codes and Standards, April 8

Chicago's major building code overall, new and innovative building and construction materials and tech, climate change making insurance unaffordable for many, the pitfalls of smart home devices, and Boston's affordable housing initiative

This Week's Codes and Standards, April 1