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California May Require Net-Zero Homes by 2020
July 9--By 2020, California regulators want builders to make new houses so energy-efficient that on balance, they consume no energy at all, state officials said.
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Out of 27 major U.S. and Canadian cities, San Francisco is named the leading metropolis in terms of environmental sustainability.
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Los Angeles; Dunmore, Pa.; Blacksburg, Va.; and New Orleans.
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Architects can make the difference between a resilient community and one whose hidden fissures become chasms.
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Sustainability meets high-end coastal living in these six townhouses near downtown Santa Monica, Calif.
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The 2011 Green Building Opportunity Index ranks the top U.S. Central Business Districts
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Opening up work environments is one way to tighten performance.
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A roundup of local, state, and federal legislation and government news affecting green home building.
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Located in the walkable Playa Vista neighborhood, the 52-unit Primera Terra building includes energy- and water-efficient products and indoor-air-quality-boosting features.
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Nearly 50% of potable water delivered to American homes goes down the drains of sinks, showers, and washing machines. Here's how to put that "lightly used" water to work for a second time around.