The Oregon-based nonprofit aims to meet the needs of building industry stakeholders in Oregon, southwest Washington, and beyond.
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Here’s the good news: 37% of all new homes sold in 2010 were HERS rated--a substantial jump from a mere 12.2% in 2008. Of course, there are a lot fewer homes being built these days, but as Cliff Majersik at the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) points out, the figures still represent a...
IMT estimates that every dollar spent on energy code compliance and enforcement yields $6 in energy savings.
Transforming Practice
A sea change isn't coming. It's already here.
If you focus only on the reasons why European home builders are a decade or more ahead of the United States in the quality and performance of sustainable housing, you’ll miss the available, proven, and affordable technologies and tactics that can travel over the Atlantic to close that gap.
A new rating for U.S. Passive House projects will help raise awareness of the benefits of the stringent building system.
An international green construction code will change the game. Are we ready?
Are we ready for an international green construction code?
Sto Corp. Designed to meet new, more stringent building codes, StoEnergy Guard combines a fluid-applied waterproof air barrier system with a drainage mat to create an energy-efficient breathable wall assembly behind any type of cladding.
A production builder shares lessons learned from his first green development.