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Are Energy-Efficient Appliances Worth It?
The price premiums for Energy Star dishwashers, clothes washers, refrigerators, and freezers are small and pay for themselves in no time
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Mechanical Ventilation for Affordable Existing Housing
Know when you need to add whole-house mechanical ventilation and what to use when you do
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Green Up Your Carpet Life-Cycle
In retrofits, we often have to deal with carpet on the front end—tearing it out—and the back end—replacing it. How do we make both ends green?
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Green Specifications
Project documentation can take on a slew of different forms; make sure that—if you have them all—your drawings, specifications, and scopes of work are straightforward and fit together
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Green Technical Assistance Providers Wanted
Enterprise Green Communities posts RFQ
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Green Building Products
When choosing green products and materials, collect reliable information to evaluate sustainability, performance, and cost
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High Performance Scopes of Work
Contract language containing pre- and post-checklists and performance-based evaluation can integrate trade contractors for green results
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Construction Process Part Two: Contractor Selection
What makes a general or trade contractor green?
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Lead-Based Paint and Green Remodeling
The new EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule takes effect April 22, 2010: are your ready?
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Radon and Airtightness
The relationship between radon gas levels in existing homes and how airtight they are is not well understood but we should be testing homes after energy upgrades
