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An Energy Efficiency Showcase for Dow and Collaborators
The “Vision Zero” house in Michigan has joined the ranks of demonstration homes designed to building materials and the services of local contractors
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Boosting Green Standards in the U.S. and U.K.
Cincinnati’s tax-abatement program for green homes compares LEED for Homes and the NAHB National Green Building Standard, while Wales launches a $43 million home-improvement program
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Beazer’s Settlement Over Chinese Drywall
Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin’s deal with the homebuilder is the first of what likely will be several such settlements struck by the drywall exporter
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A Two-Home Demo for Deep-Energy Retrofits
One house is brought to net-zero-energy performance while the energy consumption of the house down the street is halved
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Striving for Zero in New York City
A modular-construction project underway in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood aims to be one of the first live-work structures in the city to achieve NZE performance
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Passive House in the (Wisconsin) Woods
A Passive House project nearing completion on the state’s western border aims for energy-positive performance and a high profile
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Home Star Gets the House Vote
The $5.7 billion measure advances to the Senate
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Three Experimental Homes, Several Research Goals
Built by Tennessee Valley Authority and various partners, the houses will be used to evaluate construction techniques, energy-use behaviors, and smart-grid systems
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Green Prototypes in Upstate NY Edge Toward Summer Unveiling
Fifty-two teams entered a design competition co-presented by Syracuse University; homes based on the three winning designs are nearing completion
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Ecohaus Unveils Its Retail Offerings in San Francisco
Long a presence in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, this specialist in green building supplies celebrates a grand opening in the Bay Area