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Thomas Kenney provides an insider's perspective on codes and standards, and the obstacles and opportunities we face on the road toward a carbon neutral building industry.
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As vice president of energy efficiency and sustainability at Top 10 production home builder Meritage Homes, Herro has led his company’s mission to bring high-performance homes into the marketplace, and sell them.
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The number of zero-energy commercial buildings and zero-energy-capable buildings in the U.S. is rising, according to a report from the New Buildings Institute and the Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium.
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The International Living Future Institute's annual event to be held in Portland, Ore.
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Taliesin West Goes Greener
Energy-efficient updates will help lower the $200,000 annual energy bill of Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home.
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DOE Building Technologies Program chief architect Sam Rashkin reflects on his experience growing the Energy Star program in the U.S. and what lessons it brings, similarly, to the growth of the Passive House Standard in the nation’s building market.
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Some studies suggest it may be prudent to consider the evidence for the health benefits of green building dispassionately to avoid even more costly errors than the ones we’re trying to solve.
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New research shows the environmental benefits of on-site wastewater treatment systems.
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The factory-constructed model is primed for solar PV, a greywater system, and LEED-Platinum certification.
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Some of the nation’s most energy-efficient homes and their builders were honored as winners of the 2012 EnergyValue Housing Awards.