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Panelists at residential architect's Reinvention Conference offer practical, real-world solutions for affordable green building.
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Austin’s Green Builders Inc. adds energy audits to service portfolio in response to increasing demand.
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Sustainability features in the 30-room facility, which will provide lodging, support services, and meals to ill children and their families, include solar power, stormwater management, and a closed-loop air handling system that prevents spread of germs.
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No editorial team in our industry could be happier than we are to see advanced energy-efficient and sustainable building practices, so commonly called green, finally sweeping their way into broader acceptance and increasing expertise among mainstream residential architects, builders, and remodelers.
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North Texas has had Parade of Homes before, but the event taking place this week will mark the first time that it consists of only resource-efficient, "green" homes.
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The first time I remember hearing about green building was in the early-'70s, when a perfect blend of hippie culture and rising oil costs resulted in, among other things, houses called "earth ships" that incorporated wall systems made from old tires filled with dirt. But also, through some hits and...
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Traci Rose Rider, LEED AP, was working as an intern at HOK in Houston in 2002 when she decided to drive over to Austin, Texas, for the afternoon to attend the U.S. Green Building Council-sponsored Greenbuild conference. Energized by the overwhelming turnout of students and young professionals—and...
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Though there are relatively few builders that are currently on the leading edge of sustainable building, the rest of the industry is closing in fast.
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Green building has gone mainstream, providing dealers with abundant and profitable opportunities to educate, serve, and sell to pros.
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Thousands of builders have adopted at least some of the tenets and products of sustainable building, raising the bar on energy efficiency -- and often improving the overall quality of construction as a result.