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ANSI Approves NAHB’s Green Building Standard
New Standard Competes With NAHB Guidelines and LEED for Homes NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) have successfully shepherded…
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Small Florida Homes With Solar Features
Solar Hot Water and PV Make Them Near-Zero-Energy CAPE CORAL, FL — Greencastle, a green builder in Cape Coral, Florida, is aiming at the small-home market with three new designs…
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Checking Your Electricity Use on Google
Whole-House Electricity Monitors Go Online MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — In a few months, Google plans to launch a new service, Google PowerMeter, to provide homeowners with access to a Web-based…
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Developer Announces Plan For South Carolina’s First Near-Zero-Energy Home
Home Will Include Large Rooftop PV Array AIKEN, SC — Ron Monahan, a developer from Boulder, Colorado, has announced plans to begin construction this year on a home he calls…
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Florida Utility Offers Generous PV Feed-In Tariff
Owners of PV systems will be paid 32¢ per kWh GAINESVILLE, FL — A Florida electric utility, Gainesville Regional Utilities, will soon offer a generous 32¢ per kWh feed-in tariff…
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President Obama Orders Energy Department to Raise Appliance Efficiency Standards
A Strong Response to DOE’s Do-Nothing Legacy WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama has ordered the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to enact higher efficiency standards for a list of appliances…
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Energy Code Gets Slightly More Stringent
Proposed Code Changes Were Weakened After NAHB Lobbying FAIRFAX, VA — Because of changes to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) approved at last September’s ICC hearings in Minneapolis, houses…
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Piano Factory Installs Solar Air Conditioning System
Solar Thermal Collectors Will Cool Steinway Factory QUEENS, NY — The Steinway & Sons piano factory in Queens will soon be cooled by an 80-ton absorption chiller connected to a…
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Credit Crunch Derails Zero-Energy Home Project
Banks No Longer Willing to Provide Construction Loans ISSAQUAH, WA — Construction of the Z-Home project, a ten-unit zero-energy housing development in Issaquah, Washington, has been halted by the credit…
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U.S. House Proposes Huge Increase In Weatherization Spending
$6.2 billion for energy improvements to homes of low-income families