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Critics Claim Agreement Helps Home-Building Industry Block Tougher Energy Codes
In exchange for guaranteed seats on a code-writing committee, the National Association of Home Builders pledged support for later code changes
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Energy Policy Group Targets Biomass
A film alleging abuses and misleading claims in the wood pellet trade ruffles feathers in the industry
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PHIUS Conference Set for December
Passive House Institute US announces schedule for its 14th annual North American conference
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Lung Disease Strikes Engineered Stone Fabricators
Report details illness among workers who make countertops from man-made stone
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California Startup to Offer MDF Made from Rice Straw
Company says the plant will be the first of its kind and produce panels with many environmental benefits
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Architects’ Group Reports Progress on Carbon-Cutting Goals
More firms are designing buildings that cut energy use, but efforts are still far short of 2030 targets
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Buyer Interest in a Net-Zero Home Sags in Survey of Architects
Latest poll among architects measures interest in a variety of home features
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Phoenix Gives Net-Zero House Plans to Anyone Who Wants Them
In a bid to reach carbon neutrality, the city sponsors a contest for architects and then makes the plans available for free
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Energy Department Reverses Light Bulb Standards
Advocates for tighter energy requirements claim move will cost Americans billions in higher power bills
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N.C. Newspaper Links Solar Energy to Increased Air Pollution
An application from Duke Energy stirs a debate over emissions from gas-fired peaker plants
