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Wales’ Passivhaus Projects Measure Up
Two of three new affordable houses at Ebbw Vale aimed for certification; the third aimed for exceptional energy performance
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Florida Builder Commits to HERS Labels for All Homes
Claiming that ‘most of its homes’ will be HERS 60 or lower, LifeStyle Homes will use an energy rater to evaluate every new home it builds
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Henry Gifford Continues His Case Against LEED
Gifford v. USGBC drags on, with a focus on claims of false advertising, deceptive practices, and illegal monopolization
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Folding Glass for Passivhaus Projects
California-based NanaWall’s lineup of articulated glass windows now includes a triple-glazed version that will work in buildings designed to meet the Passivhaus standard
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‘GreenPoint Rated’: A Green Label for California Homes
Build It Green has been advocating green homebuilding since 2003, and its GreenPoint Rated program for new and remodeled homes is designed to complement other rating systems
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A Passivhaus Debut Just South of San Francisco
Clarum Homes unveils a Mission-style house in Menlo Park that is touted as the first Passivhaus in San Mateo County
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An Affordable Passivhaus in British Columbia
The design-and-construction team that built the Austria Passive House for the winter Olympics applies PHPP modeling to an affordable-housing duplex
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A Deep-Energy Retrofit in Northwest Vermont
Upgrading a 35-year-old house: rigid foam for the walls, cellulose for the attic, new windows, new siding, and air-sealing work
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A High-Performance Minnesota Home Has a HERS Index of Zero
Air sealing, plenty of insulation, and renewable-energy systems are applied to a not-so-big house in west central Minnesota
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Britain Aims for Deep Cuts in Carbon Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions are targeted for 50% reduction by 2025, putting the U.K. at the forefront of countries addressing climate change