Forced to offer solar as an option to gain its permits, Vantage of Palo Alto went a step further and made PV a standard feature.
A boutique, mixed-use loft project offers green living in a gray town. See it in pictures.
Is a green-built home in a sea of suburbia truly sustainable?
Economic and environmental experts see problems and solutions in terms of changing personal behaviors.
A radical shift toward sustainable practices may be the housing industry’s saving grace.
No conversation about green building can commence without a discussion about the site.
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Green production housing for the middle market is perfectly doable, and Green Builders of Austin, Texas is showing how it’s done.
Florence Lofts marries the sustainability and efficiency of live/work housing with multiple green building products and practices.
Start-up offers sustainable house plans for free download with hopes of bringing eco-friendly homes to the masses.
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Research conducted by the NAHB and Better Homes and Gardens reveals noteworthy consumer demands, including energy-efficient features, outdoor living, kitchen islands, and specialty spaces.
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New NAHB study of consumers reports that 51 percent willing to pay up to $11,000 more if energy costs are reduced $1,000 annually.
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The owner of the country's first house to be built under the NAHB's model green building guidelines loves the energy savings -- and instant hot water for baths.
Of course, post-industrial houses do have their benefits (indoor plumbing, beer fridges, hi-def surround sound), so the task becomes figuring out how to integrate antiquity’s greatest green lessons into designs that meet the lifestyle demands of today. That is what Tradewinds, our show home for the...
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Germany's Technische Universität Darmstadt won the U.S. Department of Energy's 2007 Solar Decathlon competition. The Solar Decathlon, the third event of its kind, was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Twenty university teams from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Spain, Germany, and Canada signed...
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Until recently, migrant and resident farm workers in Pajaro, Calif., had no choice but to live in sub-standard, one-story units that often flooded. While many residents were temporarily housed in trailers, KTGY Group and South County Housing replaced the deficient housing stock with 63 two-story...
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Community Of The Year
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Green building standards are becoming more universally accepted, but sustainable growth is not without its roadblocks. Following is a round-up of some newly released eco-building programs and findings.
They are greenfields, brownfields, grayfields, and desert outposts. The 44th annual Gold Nugget Awards celebrate Western projects that transcend the norm and reshape the housing landscape as we know it. Don't look now, but the showy castles that dominated housing competitions in the not-so-distant...
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Passive thermodynamics have heated and cooled homes for thousands of years. Builder’s 2008 show home marries classical architectural principles with high-performance building systems in a residence that’s built to last. Distributor Electronics Source, using its expertise in consumer electronics...