Green Building

Green Building

• Ambitious Mixed-Use Community Waits For Economic Clouds to Part

  Corky McMillin’s Millenia project in Southern California will include 3,000 housing units.

   

• The Week in Green: March 6-12

  A roundup of green building news including appraisal woes for high-performance homes and final WaterSense specifications for showers.

   

• KB Home, Lennar Kick Off Green Initiatives

  Production builders plan to offer green features standard in certain markets.

   
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  California's First Passive House Remodel Moves Toward Completion

  Project team thinks this kind of construction could be the state’s answer to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals.

   

• The Week in Green: Feb. 27-March 5

  A roundup of green building news including the Cash for Caulkers program and a new green rater certification.

   

• The Week in Green: Feb. 20-26

  A roundup of green building news including a ranking of eco-friendly lawmakers and discrepancies with Energy Star products.

   

• February Legislative Update

  A ranking of eco-friendly lawmakers and San Francisco’s new retrofit financing program were some of the green legislative issues in the news this month.

   

• The Week in Green: Feb. 13-19

  A roundup of green building news including a new green products association and the popularity of ready-made sustainable home designs.

   
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  20 Builders Lauded for Energy-Efficient Projects

  Annual EnergyValue Housing Awards acknowledge high-performance homes.

   

• USGBC Says No Such Thing as "LEED Decertification"

  The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) refutes an article that ran in the San Francisco Business Journal last month stating that the USGBC has the power to “decertify” an existing LEED-certified development.

   

• Legal Advice for Green Builders

  Use caution when touting the environmental attributes of your homes.

   

• USGBC Connects Green-Minded Pros, Consumers Online

  Green Home Guides online tool offers consumers direct access to information and contractors.

   

• California Adopts Nation's First Green Building Code

  Residential requirements, which go into effect in 2011, include water-conserving fixtures, smart irrigation controllers, and jobsite waste reduction.

   

• The Week in Green: Feb. 6-12

  A roundup of green building news including the rise of green modular homes and Pennsylvania utilities’ focus on energy-efficient programs.

   

• The Week in Green: Jan. 30 to Feb. 5

  A roundup of green building news, including the State of Green Business report and San Francisco’s green jobs plan.

   

• Flooring Industry Puts Post-Consumer Waste to Work

  A new generation of products made with recycled materials are featured at SURFACES 2010.

   

• The Week in Green: Jan. 23-29

  A roundup of green building news including reaction to Obama’s State of the Union address and eco-friendly products from the International Builders’ Show.

   

• January Legislative Update

  A new White House proposal for weatherization rebates and incentives for Michigan energy-efficient homes were some of the green legislative issues in the news this month.

   
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  Texas Green Building Summit: Program Update

   

• The Week in Green: Jan. 16-22

  A roundup of green building news including California’s new green building code and coverage of the International Builders’ Show.