Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most?
A recent report reveals which green-building practices are most popular among single-family home builders and remodelers
Fortera Takes Concrete Steps to Reduce the Climate Impact of Cement
Clean-tech company Fortera, which uses technology to capture carbon emissions form cement manufacturing, will open its first commercial-scale operation on April 12, 2024, in California
6th Annual MVP Awards: Sustainable Building
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Sustainable Building category
4 Dark Skies-Friendly Outdoor Light Fixtures
As awareness of light pollution grows, there's more interest in dark-sky-friendly lighting. These outdoor lights have a seal of approval from the International Dark-Sky Association
Solar Achieves Renewable Energy Milestone
In 2023 solar energy provided more than 50% of new electricity capacity added to the US grid
40 Finalists Selected to Advance in DOE's 2024 Solar Decathlon
The U.S. Department of Energy's annual design challenge recognizes collegiate cutting-edge, zero energy building designs
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
Home Construction Using ICFs: Building for Sustainability, One Block at a Time
The 2021 Sustainable, Healthier Home kicks off with a cost- and labor-efficient structural system: using insulated concrete forms
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…
Environmental
What to Know About Air Source Heat Pumps and Cold Climates
There are several different ways to go about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s become increasingly important to consider different…
Community Development
The Largest Net-Zero Community Will Have 21,000 Homes
Developer FivePoint Valencia broke ground on a new 21,000-home project that will become the largest net-zero community in the country. Homes will…
Sustainability
Natural Gas: To Ban or Not to Ban?
States and cities are in a battle about whether natural gas should be banned in new homes and buildings. Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee,…
Building Materials
Could Bamboo Be a Viable Alternative to Lumber?
Utah-based builder Concord Homes is ditching traditional lumber and opting for bamboo for new-home construction. The reasoning goes farther than …
