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Hearth manufacturers say consumers want to save money on energy costs.
The right products keep the Builder LivingHome glowing green.
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Products made from natural, rapidly renewable, or agricultural waste materials dominate annual list.
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Award-winning initiatives in Boston, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Silver Spring, Md., demonstrate the environmental, economic, and social benefits of smart growth.
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Scorecard considers building codes, utility programs, appliance efficiency standards, transportation, and more.
Small houses sell when they offer three things: well-designed space, the right price, and a distinct sense of place.
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Now is the time to start planning for green approval.
Participation in the National Green Building Program has far exceeded expectations.
BUILDER’s newest show home, being built on the exhibit floor at IBS ’09, combines affordable construction, quality design, and sustainability.
Builders and developers are eschewing traditional amenities for natural features.
Can LED lighting replace the incandescent bulb?
A well vented bathroom is more important than you think.
Builders in the Golden State take a collaborative approach to new, more stringent building codes.
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New product should be available in about a year.
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A smaller, quieter wind turbine gives U.S. homeowners another renewable energy option.
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Energy Pulse survey: More than 80 percent say they would choose one home over another based on energy efficiency.
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Solar industry says these tax credits could make U.S. largest solar market in world by 2016.
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Building industry likely to branch out in coming decades.
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A Houston-based nonprofit takes aim at a void in delivering healthy indoor air.
One of the D.C.’s largest builders joins forces with Energy Star.
Lakeside Living Green
An extensive addition makes a minimal impact on its Lake Norman, N.C., lot while promoting a comprehensive approach to green design and building.
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It started out with sustainable house plans that are downloadable for free. Now, this entrepreneur hopes to create the green building equivalent of Craig's List--with a touch of Facebook thrown in for good measure.
Window manufacturers up the ante on energy-efficient glass.
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Rigorous green building codes signed into law by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom mandate greater energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, and lower carbon output in both new and renovated buildings.
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Get the facts on what the state’s new green building code will mean for home builders.
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Builders will have to cut the energy consumption of new homes by 50 percent over next decade.
A sustainable house is the sum of its many, many parts.
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Only three percent of potential home buyers say they would give up proximity to public transportation.
A radical shift toward sustainable practices may be the housing industry’s saving grace.
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The National Green Building Standard is working toward ANSI approval.
Seattle’s Croft Place Townhomes effectively incorporate a high green standard into low-income rental housing.
Home builders will be building green, ready or not.
As consumers tire of greenwashing practices, both products and homes are being required to substantiate the green claims they make.
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Green production housing for the middle market is perfectly doable, and Green Builders of Austin, Texas is showing how it’s done.
Florence Lofts marries the sustainability and efficiency of live/work housing with multiple green building products and practices.
Recent research efforts shed light on the impact of vehicle traffic on the environment—and how dense development can help stem it.
One knock on sustainable housing is that it’s pricey. Green is good, some say, but only for those who can afford it. Not at EcoUrban Homes, a St. Louis start-up that’s bringing green to the masses with LEED Platinum–rated prefabricated homes for urban infill sites throughout the city—and maybe...