Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/13/2007
Via Jetson Green, Steven Glenn from LivingHomes was interviewed by Core77, and had some interesting things to say about green building. Visit Core77 to listen (26 min. runtime) |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/12/2007
Former chair of USGBC, Mr. Steven Winter, is a leader of LEED for homes. In the attached article, he discusses what defines a “green” home. He also discusses the LEED for Homes program, giving... |
Category: Webcast | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/09/2007
March 15, 2007 - Thursday - 10:00 am to 11am Pacific Time Comply! Energy Code Tools You May Be Missing This live webcast, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, will showcase tools... |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/09/2007
I wanted to run this article again, after accidentally deleting the last one (sorry PanelCrafters). Builders using structural insulated panels (SIPs) will find it easier to achieve an ENERGY... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/09/2007
A comprehensive new MIT-led study of the potential for geothermal energy within the United States has found that mining the huge amounts of heat that reside as stored thermal energy in the Earth's... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/08/2007
Centex Homes Arizona Division announced on 3/7/07, a deal with Rinnai Corporation that will put tankless, gas-fired water heaters from Rinnai Corporation in the majority of new homes in the Phoenix,... |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/08/2007
Owners of some timberlands surrounding the Portland area have done their best to go green: They've nearly eliminated clear-cutting and herbicide use, and stopped cutting old-growth trees altogether.... |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/08/2007
According to architect Alan Scouten, ThermaSteel is the answer. The answer to what, you ask? Since the mid-1970s, Scouten, who taught urban planning at UVA, has been looking for an alternative... |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/08/2007
Jerry Yudelson, a leading green building consultant, predicts a 50% growth rate in the green building market this year, citing accelerating concern over climate change and solid green building... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 03/07/2007
An editorial caught my eye from New Jersey, where a couple installed solar panels on their house roof last summer. The township assessor came along shortly after and slapped them with a $12,000... |