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    What It Takes

    The New American Home 2012 achieved the highest levels of green building certification possible, providing insight into the process and by-products of submitting to such standards.

     
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    Big Idea

    Ultra-efficient demonstration home proves that low-impact living can be a high-end experience.

     
  • Gray to Green

    Who says affordable housing has to be hardscaped?

     
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    New + Notable

    Reclaimed wood tiles, a drainable housewrap, and more.

     
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    Green Chemistry

    Green chemistry is the next key ingredient in the search for sustainable products.

     
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    Performance Delivered

    Modular homes combine factory efficiency with building science expertise to achieve new levels of performance.

     
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    Air-Sealing Insulation

    Spray-on sealants and ‘flash-and-batt’ systems combine with new code requirements to reduce air infiltration and make insulation more effective.

     
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    The Big Teach

    There's a full-on industrywide effort to educate green building professionals, but who's taking it to the next generation?

     
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    NAHB National Green Building Conference

    This year's National Green Building Conference & Expo kicks off April 29 in Nashville, Tenn.

     
  • Builders Honored for Energy-Efficient Projects

    Some of the nation’s most energy-efficient homes and their builders were honored as winners of the 2012 EnergyValue Housing Awards.

     
  • Case Study: New Development Focuses on Advanced Energy and Water Conservation

    zHome goes well beyond the 20% water reduction guidelines of the WaterSense program.

     
  • Paying for Location and Locomotion

    Two studies show how developers can create sustainable communities by focusing on transit-oriented-development (TOD).