Connected Home Smart Energy Solutions Transform Home Energy Use From Grid to Plug
Sustainability is a growing concern for homebuyers and builders can take advantage of this by…
4 Principles for Building Resilient Homes
How to design a 100-year home built to last
Chris Magwood Talks Low-Carbon Construction
Magwood's low-carbon initiative puts sustainability at the forefront of home building
A Right-Sized, Integrated HVAC System for Indoor Comfort and Health
The Sustainable, Healthier Home delivers on its promise with a thoughtful, systematic solution
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Sustainability
Must-Have Appliances for Any Modern Farmhouse Kitchen
Propane offers a clean, high-performance home energy solution
Sustainability
Why Demo When You Can Deconstruct?
While the obstacles are considerable, the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, offers an example of what’s possible.
Codes + Standards
California’s Bid to Make New Buildings Greener Will Raise Cost
Some energy and building experts warn that California’s building code update to require new homes and commercial buildings to switch from natural gas to electric heating, cooling, and power will drive up the state’s already high construction costs.
Energy Efficiency
20% of the Country's Planet-Heating Emissions Come From Powering Homes
A significant chunk of planet-heating emissions generated by the U.S. (20%) can be attributed to heating, cooling, and lighting the country’s 128…
Codes + Standards
New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings
The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code will require new buildings to use less…
Sustainability
A HERS Rating for Water Use?
RESNET’s Ryan Meres offers insight into a new program that rates homes on water-use efficiency and explains its usefulness
Energy Efficiency
RESNET Launches HERS H2O Rating for Water Efficiency
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) launched a new HERS rating program that evaluates a home’s water efficiency. On HorizonTV this week,…
Sustainability
Building for Sustainability, One Block at a Time
The 2021 Sustainable, Healthier Home kicks off with a cost- and labor-efficient structural system
Energy Efficiency
The Debate for Energy’s Future: How Either Result Could Impact Homes
Energy’s future lies in two camps: those who support more localized, smaller systems and those who want widespread power lines carrying energy…
Energy Efficiency
Most Buyers Say They Want Energy-Efficient Windows
A survey of 3,247 recent and prospective homebuyers found a large majority of respondents see energy-efficient windows as a desirable or must-have…
