Here's how to use the latest criteria to find the best interior paint options.
Residential architects form the front line between industry definitions of sustainability and public perception.
DOE's Sam Rashkin receives The 2012 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing.
REHAU Montana ecosmart house to study energy consumption and occupant comfort.
Eight sustainable projects from across the country were honored as winners of the NAHB’s National Green Building Awards.
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Quality and value are driving growth in the green building market, study shows.
New green product database communicates sustainability at the retail level.
KB Home community features high-performance products and technologies.
Sun-Mar. The firm’s composting toilets evaporate urine and compost solid waste, so there’s no output or contamination of groundwater.
Facebook application will help consumers make efficient choices.
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.
Ultra-efficient demonstration home proves that low-impact living can be a high-end experience.
Who says affordable housing has to be hardscaped?
Green chemistry is the next key ingredient in the search for sustainable products.
Modular homes combine factory efficiency with building science expertise to achieve new levels of performance.
High-performance living comes in all sorts of packages.
High-performance living comes in all sorts of packages.
High-performance living comes in all sorts of packages.
High-performance living comes in all sorts of packages.
High-performance living comes in all sorts of packages.
The factory-constructed model is primed for solar PV, a greywater system, and LEED-Platinum certification.
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Green home market share could grow to between 29% and 38% by 2016, according to a new study.
zHome goes well beyond the 20% water reduction guidelines of the WaterSense program.
Architecture 2030 says new U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast projects building energy use by 2030 will have dropped nearly 70% from 2005 due to improved building design and efficiency.
What European markets can teach us about low-energy, low-carbon construction.
The collapse of the housing market has forced many homeowners to make some tough choices. Until the market recovers, many who stay put are opting to fix up what they have with small-scale remodels and renovations.
Connecticut timber-frame dwelling shows that prefab construction can offer all of the design flexibility of a site-built custom home.
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A new survey has found that the American dream is more focused on sustainable living than ever before.