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More stories about Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville%2C CA

  • Project Gallery: California State Lottery Headquarters

    Daylight harvesting, combined with a computerized, sun-tracking program to monitor window shades, contributes to LEED Gold certification for the California State Lottery offices: User-generated architecture from LPAS Architecture + Design.

  • Green Power to the People

    No longer just high-end ticket items, sustainable strategies are cropping up in affordable multifamily projects.

  • Health Reform On Campus

    WRNS Studio's design for the University of California, Davis's Student Health and Wellness Center aims for well-being for students, pratitioners, and the environment.

  • Sacramento Mayor Launches Green Initiative

    May 19--Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has jumped into the region's effort to green its economy.

  • California's Green Building Standards Code Unanimously Adopted

    The California Building Standards Commission adopts the Green Building Standards Code, also known as CALGREEN, mandating better energy efficiency and environmental performance in new buildings

  • UC Davis Wants New 'Village' to Be Affordably Green

    Aug. 11--The idea that green buildings can make financial as well as environmental sense is central to California's plans to fight global warming.

  • Company Complies with Standards

    Sierrapine, Roseville, Calif., has announced plans for full compliance with the Washington, D.C.- based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MaximumAchievable Control Technology standards for hazardous air pollutants for composite-wood-products manufacturing facilities.

  • Geothermal HVAC Systems Ease Energy Costs

    It is clear that the builders who are selling homes in this downturn are doing so by offering products that are different from those of the competition. As several companies building solar-powered homes around the Sacramento metro area–including Lennar and Pulte–have discovered, energy efficiency...

  • The nation's largest solar neighborhood takes shape in California.

    Home buyers at three Lennar neighborhoods in Northern California will be surprised to learn that their new house will come with a mini power plant. The Sacramento division of the national builder is offering a solar power system on all its houses as a standard feature.

  • D.R. Horton's Sacramento division commits to building to American Lung Association health standards.

    It's difficult to see the nation's highest volume builder as a niche builder, but D.R. Horton's Sacramento division is proving that the two terms are not mutually exclusive. Determined to carve out a reputation as an environmentally conscious builder, the division has shifted its focus from solely...