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    GRID Alternatives, a non-profit organization bringing solar equipment, training and resources to low-income families, and SunValley Solar Inc., a leading provider of solar equipment, today announced a strategic partnership to provide renewable energy equipment and services to low-income homeowners...

  • Affordably Sustainable in Portland

    Helensview Heights is all about sustainability, but far more than just the stuff you can feel, touch, or tack onto a house.

  • Danville Housing Projects to Get Energy Upgrades

    May 29--Danville's four oldest public housing projects -- Cardinal Village, Cedar Terrace, Pleasant View and Ingram Heights -- are getting energy upgrades, thanks to federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  • Bush Signs Energy Bill

    President George W. Bush as signed an energy bill that will boost fuel-economy requirements for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon (56 km per L) by 2020—the first such increase since 1975.

  • A Mixed-Use Townhouse Development Offers a Healthy Environment

    The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada made the decision to create a green, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented urban community on the site of the old hospital.

  • The Week in Green

    A roundup of green building news, including HUD and DOT join forces for sustainable communities and Europe bids farewell to incandescents.

  • Photovoltaics by BP Solar and Alpha

    The home’s solar electric (PV) system is installed at a slight south/west tilt on a flat roof section adjacent to the outdoor kitchen, enabling easy access to the panels and keeping them off the home’s sloped roof to maintain aesthetics. The BP Solar modules feature polycrystalline cell technology...

  • Developer Jonathan Rose Touts Density, Affordability at National Building Museum

    Proximity to transit, sense of community key to fostering sustainability.

  • Green Legislative Update

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

  • The Week in Green: October 20-24

    A roundup of green building news, including building sustainable communities and new funding for lead poisoning prevention.