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Worcester: Green Ambitions for a Former Industrial Capital
The birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution aims to become one of the greenest towns in Massachusetts There is no firm schedule worked out quite yet, but over the next…
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Alaska, Where Building Code Funds Got the Cold Shoulder
Governor says environmental conditions in Land of the Midnight Sun “not conducive to federally mandated, universal energy code” for buildings It took a little coaxing from her colleagues, but Alaska…
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A Green Evolution in Western Virginia
Signs that energy efficient construction is gaining a foothold in the Shenandoah Valley It is hard to tell exactly who is leading the way — the homebuyers, the builders, or…
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Nurturing Eco-Development in the D.C. Area
A Maryland-based architect-developer goes green on an eight-home project in the Washington suburbs Like most urban and suburban regions in the U.S., the Washington, D.C., area has a fair amount…
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Building a NZEH With a Utility’s Help
A married couple in Wisconsin becomes the first to participate in a sustainable-homebuilding initiative sponsored by regional utility WPPI Energy Tom and Verona Chambers bought an acre of land on…
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A LEED Acceleration in Rhode Island
A Providence-based builder begins construction of the first new home in the city aiming for LEED for Homes Platinum certification. Meanwhile, hundreds of Rhode Island building professionals apply to take…
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Canada Keeps Rolling Out Green Demo Homes
A national program launched three years ago invites homebuilders and developers to show off their greenest designs In May 2006, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation – the country’s national…
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Mayor Offers a Home to “Team Boston” House
The mayor of Medford, Massachusetts, tells Solar Decathlon competitors he’d like the 800 sq. ft. house they’re building to eventually become part of the town’s proposed clean energy park
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The European Parliament’s Zero-Energy Ambitions
The European Parliament votes to impose a zero-energy standard on new buildings beginning in 2019 As they do in the U.S., residential and commercial buildings account for an estimated 40%…
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Getting Right to the Point in a “Getting to Zero” Report
Massachusetts builders and remodelers talk strategy for meeting a proposed net-zero home construction goal – and for striving toward net-zero in existing homes Last week we mentioned the challenges facing…