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FreeGreen’s Open-Source Floor Plan Adventure
Following the open-source model more commonly associated with software development, this design firm offers floor plans for free or at low cost, and invites others to suggest plan improvements
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Ten Students Build Arizona’s First NZEH
The home’s net-zero-energy performance is also a first for the project’s principal collaborator, Habitat for Humanity
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Deconstructing Seattle’s Deconstruction Movement
Making ecological sense of building deconstruction has been easier than reckoning with its economics. But the Seattle area is giving salvage a serious shot Financial considerations aside, it isn’t that…
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Getting a Grip on a Refrigerant Phase-Out
EPA rules will require that ozone-friendly refrigerant be used in new HVAC equipment sold after January 1, 2010. But that doesn’t mean use of ozone-depleting R-22 refrigerant will end We…
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Downturn Prompts Michelle Kaufmann Designs to Shut Down
Company says sales of its prefab homes couldn’t scale up quickly enough to offset financial pressures caused by the sour economy Architect Michelle Kaufmann, a major advocate of sustainable, modular…
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Britain’s Zero Carbon Mandate
New homes will have to be net zero energy by 2016, and gearing up for the shift has to begin immediately By the time Britain’s Climate Change Act became law,…
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Energy Audit Rule Kicks In June 1 For Home Sellers in Austin
Sellers of single-family detached homes that are 10 or more years old and served by Austin Energy will need to have an energy audit of their property Lots of information…
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Going Deep Green in Gainesville
A Florida couple originally planned an extensive remodel, but ended up committing to green deconstruction, design, and rebuilding No matter how much the downturn rattles the housing market, location is…
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Santa Cruz County, City Approve Solar Power Finance Plan
Modeled after existing programs in Northern California, the Santa Cruz plan is designed to grant 20-year loans to homeowners for solar power and solar thermal installations Northern California’s Santa Cruz…
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NAHB: Green Program Participation Beats Expectations
More than 200 homes and remodeling projects have been certified, and builder associations in 40 states have affiliated programs A press release posted this week by the National Association of…