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New Criteria for Window and Door Tax Credits Kick in Next Month
Existing qualifying criteria for the federal tax credit will remain in place through May 31 – a little longer than expected New qualifying criteria for federal tax credits on the…
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Eyeing the i-House Cost Factor
Berkshire-Hathaway subsidiary Clayton Homes grabs the spotlight with the introduction of its green (and inexpensive) i-House How critical is affordability when builders get deep into green construction? One market observer…
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Some States Customize Weatherization Plans, but Will DOE Approve?
A few governors have developed fresh approaches to spending weatherization assistance funds, but it’s not yet clear their plans are improvements over the tried and true May 12 was the…
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Oases of Green Thinking in New Mexico
A homes tour in the Santa Fe area features properties certified under Build Green New Mexico and LEED for Homes
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Rice University’s Ze-Row Preview
The Solar Decathlon team from Texas offers a peek at its entry for the fall contest We’re still five months from the kickoff of the 2009 Solar Decathlon, which will…
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One Couple’s Green-Home Adventure
Using the “voice of experience” to explain the principals of green home construction Avrim Topel, a Delaware Realtor, and his wife, Vicki, say they’re familiar with the uncertainties and confusion…
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An NZEH in Surf City, an AltBuild Expo in Santa Monica
Southern California this weekend will play host to two events with green appeal for builders, designers, and consumers Huntington Beach, the Southern California town that markets itself as Surf City,…
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Greensburg’s Recovery Saga Gets Greener
Two years after a tornado nearly wiped it off the map, Greensburg, Kansas, continues to evolve as a showcase for green reconstruction The second anniversary of the twister that all…
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Pennsylvania Builder Lands NAHB Green’s First Emerald Rating
RGB Custom Builders recently completed a three-bedroom home that became the first in the nation to earn the National Green Building Standard’s top certification Since January, when the American National…
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A Star of the Chicago Green Homes Program
A carpenter and his brother buy an old house in South Chicago and decide to renovate rather than raze. It may well turn out to be the city's greenest home…