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Large Connecticut Home is ‘Zero-Energy-Ready’
Builder Mark Nuzzolo of Brookside Development has energy savings all sewn up at his new development, Singer Village in Derby, Connecticut. The high-performance homes are located on land surrounding the…
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California Retrofit Measures Cut Energy Use by 45%
With help from the local utility, a California builder has turned a foreclosed property into a cutting-edge energy-efficient demonstration home. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the sixth-largest public utility…
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A True Net-Zero Gut Rehab, New England-Style
By Peter Yost and Martin Holladay Before retrofit work began, Jane Bindley's 1978 ranch house on the shore of Squam Lake was an ordinary fiberglass-insulated energy hog. Bindley had a…
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Denver Developer Focuses on Zero-Energy Homes
A Denver-area developer, New Town Builders, is aiming to make all of its new homes zero-energy-ready by the end of 2015. “Our goal is to be 100% U.S. Department of…
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Atlanta Historic Retrofit
Honoring an amazing 100-year context
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Connecticut’s First LEED Gold Home
#An Efficient Design and a Carefully Detailed Envelope Add up to Big Energy Savings Craftsman bungalows are celebrated for being comfortable, practical and carefully crafted from local natural materials. This…
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Green Neighborhood in North Carolina
#Twenty-two homes in a cluster made for walking Eno Commons takes the idea of green homebuilding to another level — the community level. The Durham, North Carolina, project includes 22…
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Green Renovation: Same Footprint, Twice the Space
Originally a small house on a small hill in the heart of Decatur, Georgia, this home grew to meet its owners' needs in an environmentally friendly way with an EarthCraft-certified…
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Michigan’s First LEED Platinum Gut-Rehab
Doug Selby of Meadowlark Builders and Michael Klement of Architectural Resource are experienced at energy-efficient remodeling. Working as a team, Selby and Klement were the first in Michigan to grab…
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Weatherization: Low-Cost, High-Return Energy Upgrades
Each year, Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) uses state funding to weatherize about 100 homes. On this 100-year-old two-story home, and others like it, weatherization crews have performed a…
