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U.K.’s Architype Wins Ashden Award for Commitment to Sustainable Design
An architecture firm focused on Passivhaus construction standards is given one of the most prestigious awards for green design and practices
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Another Bay Area Town Aims to Go Greener
San Mateo, just south of San Francisco, adopted voluntary green code last year. Now it is rolling out an energy audit program and likely will make the code mandatory before the end of 2009 -
In Oregon, Four Home Energy Makeovers
Promoting energy conservation strategies, Energy Trust of Oregon awarded $25,000 energy makeovers to households in the central and western regions of the state -
HB2009 Conference: It’s All About Indoor Air Quality
Hosted by the industry-university collaborative known as the Syracuse Center of Excellence, the upcoming Healthy Buildings International Conference & Exhibition will address one of center’s key areas of focus -
Britain’s Hanham Hall Redevelopment Goes for Deep Green
The design has been approved and the developer chosen for a large-scale residential project U.K. officials say will incorporate sustainable practices, energy and water conservation, and green construction methods -
Rice U. and Houston’s Third Ward: A Happy Alliance Between Academia and Community Development
Students at Rice University’s School of Architecture have been among the Row House Community Development Corporation’s most productive collaborators -
BEECN: Green Code’s New Coalition
The Alliance to Save Energy has cofounded a coalition called the Building Energy Efficient Codes Network, an advocacy and resource group for stronger building codes nationwide
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And the ‘Zero Energy Challenge’ Winner Is …
A home built in Montague, Massachusetts, takes the honors in a utility-sponsored competition that challenged five builders to produce energy-efficient market-rate and affordable homes
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Maison Idekit: The Container Home Evolves
With its first residential project serving as a model, a Canadian firm aims to create more architecturally unusual and ecologically friendly homes whose main structural components are used shipping containers
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Will Green Prefab Find Its Way?
Companies such as ZETA Communities say residential prefab not only is commercially viable but can be very green. Some observers counter that the current economic climate might make it too difficult for prefab builders to get a foothold in the market