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Between 50,000 and 55,000 people attended this year’s show in Las Vegas.
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Agency decision could remove certain LG refrigerators from DOE's energy-efficiency program.
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Organizations say demand is up and supply down for products that can be reused and recycled.
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AIA study finds the number of big cities with green building programs has grown by 50% in just two years.
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Enterprise Community Partners commits $4 billion to affordable green building and releases study that quantifies ROI of sustainably built homes.
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The school took a more “round-about” approach to designing its Solar Decathlon 2009 house.
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Scientists at MIT experiment with a chameleon-like black and white roofing material that could take green to a new level.
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Ellen Dunham-Jones urges builders, planners, and developers to look for patches of 'underperforming asphalt' to accommodate future growth in a sustainable way.
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The school’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house integrates design with technology in one seamless process.
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Team Boston’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house aims to prove that good design can save energy and money.
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Virginia Tech uses sliding glass walls to expand the living space of its Solar Decathlon 2009 house.
This space, a linchpin in a home’s overall energy efficiency, is typically under-insulated and poorly sealed, according to experts.
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The company that killed anthrax in government buildings says the same solution fixes caustic Chinese drywall.
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Government agencies will help Louisville, Ky.; Montgomery County, Md.; Las Cruces, N.M.; and California create more sustainable land-use and transportation patterns.
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Researchers show that residents walk to shopping, but still drive to work.
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Progressive city takes neighborhood-scale approach to reducing greenhouse gases.
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A new study finds that houses in walkable neighborhoods command higher prices.
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Association's analysis finds growth opportunities for home building, remodeling, and multifamily industries in two key legislative provisions.
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A Michigan builder takes curious consumers behind the drywall for a different kind of model tour.
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Principals of Arizona’s Saddleback Homes license a whole-house solution to energy efficiency.
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As the number of Energy Star-qualified homes grows, the Dept. of Energy seeks to make guidelines stricter.
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Slender homes make single-family infill feasible.
Top projects in this year's "Best in the West" architecture and design competition highlight trend toward smaller, greener, more affordable homes.
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HUD, EPA, and the Department of Transportation will align efforts to improve housing affordability, increase transportation options, and reduce carbon emissions.
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HUD deputy secretary Sims: “Our homes ought to be a place where we can raise our children without fear of making them sick."
Affordable prices, cool design, easy delivery. What’s not to like?
Clayton Homes CEO Kevin Clayton gave the company architect carte blanche to design something new, novel, and green to attract a new niche of buyers to the company's products. Within three months, the first prototype i-house was finished and furnished with an Ikea sensibility. Small and reminiscent...
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Demand for formerly must-have item multi-head showers dropped significantly in the last year, according to quarterly AIA survey on home design trends.
South Carolina builder captures green buyers by spending just $1,000 more per house.
Energy Star is pitching its program to entities that finance or fund public housing projects.
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Scott Homes wins 'Builder of the Year' in NAHB Research Center's EnergyValue Housing Awards.
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Web-based consumer search tool lists green builders, architects, and suppliers, by region.
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Findings dispel myths about eco-awareness between genders.
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Pellet-burning stoves and wood inserts remain hot items for consumers, who appreciate these appliances' money-saving energy efficiency.
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A new interagency partnership seeks to align land and transportation planning with an eye toward compact growth.
Builder wanted to see how his homes stacked up to the green building program.
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Retrofit reduces energy use by 60 percent at Massachusetts home.
Builder Management Software Systems May Provide Critical Help With Managing Green Construction
Small details translate into sales for Zinn Design Build.
Builder, in conjunction with Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, debuts its metric for determining markets with the best and least potential.
A new generation of faucets makes water conservation as easy as pie.
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The formalized framework for green home certification, created in partnership with the International Code Council, is the first in the nation to receive ANSI approval.
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Her latest white paper details what it will take to transform communities from carbon consumers into green streets.
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Provision in new stimulus bill would grant homeowners a 30% tax credit toward the expense of such an upgrade.
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Buyers want ‘Wii-sized’ rooms, a home office, and energy efficiency in their next house, according to research done by the NAHB and Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
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Watch as the process behind building a modular home on the show home floor is revealed.
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The New American Home 2009 rejuvenates modern single-family living with a balance of contemporary lines and comfortable living spaces with an impressive level of environmental consciousness.
Green communities are providing builders and developers with attractive economies of scale and marketing advantages.