Permeable Paving
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Green Landscape Manages Stormwater and Creates Curb Appeal
When selecting a home, first impressions are the most important factor, after price and location. With this in mind, owner/contractor Mike Guertin took extra care to landscape his spec remodel…
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Oregon Solar Cottage Shares a Ground-Source Heat Pump with Its Neighbors
This small house on reclaimed institutional grounds in Salem, Oregon, is just the first of many to come in a project that puts equal importance on energy efficiency, environmental conservation,…
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Sustainable Spec House in Coastal Maine Grabs LEED’s Highest Rating
The LEED for Homes pilot program was just getting started when Wright-Ryan Construction decided to build a spec house as a sort of green-building immersion course for its staff.
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New, Affordable, and Green in a Historic Neighborhood
#A Local Organization Builds Practical Homes That Fit in with Others Nearby Over the past two years, this group of affordable two-family homes in Blacksburg, Virginia, won numerous green building…
