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Quebec Town Bans Wood Stoves
Town Orders Existing Wood Stoves to Be Removed HAMPSTEAD, QUEBEC — The town of Hampstead, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, has banned the installation of wood stoves and ordered all…
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A Near-Zero-Energy House In Upstate New York
The engineered frame has custom-made SIP columns DEPEW, NY — Builder David Lanfear is completing work on a 1,300-square-foot straw-bale house designed to approach net-zero-energy performance. Topped with a 10-inch-thick…
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Oakland Home Renovation Gets Platinum Rating
Awarded More LEED Points Than Any Other Renovation in the U.S. OAKLAND, CA — Homeowners David and Sara Gottfried have received a LEED Platinum rating for their recently completed home…
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U.K. House Generates More Energy Than It Uses
Insulation and Airtightness Are Key in Reducing Energy Use. CLAPHAM, UNITED KINGDOM — Owner-builder Will Anderson claims that the house he completed in 2006 produces more energy than it uses.…
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Green Building Codes Are Derailed In Albuquerque and Santa Fe
HVAC Group Files Suits Against Code SANTA FE, NM — The development of a new green building code in Santa Fe has been delayed by a legal challenge to a…
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Near-Zero-Energy Homes In Inner-City Hartford
CT Non-Profit Plans 100 Similar Homes Every Year for the Next DecadeHARTFORD, CT — A nonprofit housing developer, SAND Corporation, will soon begin building six net-zero-energy homes in an inner-city…
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California Increases Funding For Low-Income Weatherization
One Billion Dollars to Tighten Up Homes in Poor Neighborhoods SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a budget of $1 billion over the next three…
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Michigan Court Rules In Favor Of New Energy Code
Homebuilders' Association Loses, Environment Wins LANSING, MI — The Ingham County [Michigan] Circuit Court has ruled in favor of the state of Michigan, dismissing a challenge from the Michigan Association…
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Bailout bill leaves a one-year gap, with no available tax credits for work performed in 2008
New Tax Credits For Residential Energy Improvements Will Be Available for 2009 Work WASHINGTON, DC — The $700 billion bank bailout bill signed into law by President Bush in October…