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Greening the Way to LEED Platinum, Hamptons-style
A nonprofit group promoting ecologically friendly houses landed the top LEED rating for its premiere project, a 4,890-sq.-ft. home in Southampton, New York
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An Architect’s Take on Sweden’s Factory-Built Houses
In his blog posts about home construction in that country, Gregory La Vardera zeros in on the details, including a look at wall construction of a factory home and the fates of prefab housing there and in the U.S.
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What Makes a Job ‘Green’?
While debating the definition of ‘green,’ employment experts in San Antonio struggle to find jobs for graduates of a green-jobs training program
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Boston’s Redevelopment Shoots for Green
The city authorizes construction of 10 energy efficient homes as part of a recently launched green building initiative
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Aiming for Passive House in Texas
A newly formed company in Austin goes for a deep energy retrofit and expansion on a ’50s-era home
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A Look at the Energy Star for Homes v2.5 Delay
The EPA is still on track to implement its Version 3 qualification guidelines for the Energy Star label, but implementation of an interim update, Version 2.5, will happen three months later than originally planned
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A Passive House Take on the Hudson Valley
Just east of the Hudson River in upstate New York, this project embraces the region’s rural character and strives seriously for Passive House performance standards
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When a UK Retrofit Lands “Level 6” Performance
An architect and his wife transform a 19th-century two-bedroom, doubling the space and driving energy usage down to near net zero
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A Passive House That Fits in Your Pocket (Almost)
Show time nears for the Mini-B prototype, a backyard cottage designed with Passive House performance features
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Aiming for Energy Efficient Affordable Housing in Sacramento
On a formerly desolate corner north of downtown, work begins on 81 units, including 18 energy efficient town homes