May 8, 2008
Major Homebuilders "Green Ranking"
The Calvert Group just released a study ranking the green building practices of the top 13 homebuilders in the U.S. KB Home, D.R. Horton, and Pulte captured the top three spots....Continue reading "Major Homebuilders "Green Ranking""
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May 7, 2008
Surf's up! Hawaii is first to mandate solar.
Grab a pineapple and put on your grass skirts! Hawaii just passed a law that requires all new homes have solar water heaters installed! Aloha-oh-boy!...Continue reading "Surf's up! Hawaii is first to mandate solar."
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April 27, 2008
Featured Program - Green Globes
Ordinarily I feature a regional green building program that strikes my fancy, but today it's Green Globes, a completely different animal. I'm not exactly sure what kind of animal, to be honest....Continue reading "Featured Program - Green Globes"
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April 24, 2008
How AIA/COTE Measure the Top 10 Green Buildings
Since 1997, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has been creating a top ten list of green projects, and the honorees of 2008 take green to a whole new level....Continue reading "How AIA/COTE Measure the Top 10 Green Buildings"
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April 15, 2008
Marketing High Performance Homes (or not)
Building high performance homes isn't rocket science. The technology and processes exist, and in my book there's not much more research to be done to build homes that are significantly more efficient than code. But, just try selling them....Continue reading "Marketing High Performance Homes (or not)"
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March 27, 2008
The National Green Building Standard
It's always been my belief that there are two ways to really change our building practices in this country. Overwhelming consumer demand and building code. The latter is finally happening, somewhat strangely at the hand of the National Association of...Continue reading "The National Green Building Standard"
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March 21, 2008
ICC - in the fray or in the way?
If you haven't noticed, green is really the HOT thing this decade. So no wonder that the International Code Council (ICC) has finally taken notice and decided to, of course, regulate it....Continue reading "ICC - in the fray or in the way?"
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March 10, 2008
Green materials just in time for St. Patty's Day
Spring is about to spring (or is it sproing?) and your lawn isn't the only thing coming up green. A new Web site set to launch on March 17, 2008, will offer builders, designers, and home do-it-yourselfers a chance to...Continue reading "Green materials just in time for St. Patty's Day"
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February 26, 2008
Florida: a non-sunshine state of mind
I'm a pretty easy-going guy most of the time. But, after spending a week in Florida I found my hackles were starting to get up over the lack of solar domestic water heaters. Hey Sunshine State, what's the deal?...Continue reading "Florida: a non-sunshine state of mind"
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February 16, 2008
Department of Energy and National Association of Homebuilders Launch New Initiatives at the International Builders Show
Consumers are demanding more efficient, greener homes, and builders are finding ever-increasing challenges to market and deliver them. Technical and marketing barriers - some as simple as trade contractor's lack of familiarity with technology, some as complex as builder's inexperience...Posted by Stacy Hunt at 6:58 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
