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  • EHDA Grand Award: Phantom Canyon Ranch

    Nestled inside Colorado's Phantom Canyon Ranch Preserve, the LEED-Gold home offers unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountains.

  • Retrofitting Suburbia: A Timeline for Change

    Samuel Assefa, Boulder's front line senior urban designer, discusses the process and time to redefine a community from sprawl to sustainability.

  • University of Colorado Helps Boulder Develop Urban Sustainability Matrix

    The city of Boulder, Colo., engaged the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado to help develop a sustainability matrix to assess new development and redevelopment in conformity with the city’s goals.

  • Green Jobs for the Next Decade

    Since sustainable agriculture requires small-scale, local, organic methods rather than petroleum-based machines and fertilizers, there is a huge need for more farmers.

  • Vice President Biden Kicks Off New Energy Efficiency Effort

    Austin, Philadelphia, and Seattle are among 25 communities that will receive funding from the $425 million Recovery Act to be used for energy efficiency retrofits for commercial buildings and houses.

  • Case Study: High Style Meets Energy Efficiency in Denver Duplex

    A tight building envelope, water-smart features, and solar power hightlight the contemporary Wash Park Green.

  • Building a Net-Zero Energy House in Boulder, Colo.

    A net-zero energy house produces as much renewable energy as the house and its occupants use. It is a concept that was almost unthinkable just a few years ago.

  • Building a Net-Zero Energy House in Boulder, Colo.

    A net-zero energy house produces as much renewable energy as the house and its occupants use. It is a concept that was almost unthinkable just a few years ago.

  • Building a Net-Zero Energy House in Boulder, Colo.

    A net-zero energy house produces as much renewable energy as the house and its occupants use. It is a concept that was almost unthinkable just a few years ago.

  • June Legislative Update

    A roundup of local, state, and federal legislation and government news affecting green home building.