Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/25/2010
As if designing an energy-neutral, self-sustaining home for four was not enough for Scott Specht and Louise Harpman, of the NYC/Austin-based architectural firm Specht Harpman, the zeroHouse™ has even... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/25/2010
The dream home that Tom Elliott and Barbara Scott are building probably won't have a hot tub or sauna.
Many days, drawing a hot bath or using a hair dryer probably won't be an option. Watering... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/25/2010
Energy-efficient homes, while more common, remain rare and some 99 percent of U.S. homes are damp, drafty, and expensive to heat and cool January 25, 2010, written by Andrew McGlashen Published... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/22/2010
Housing professionals from across the country and abroad will convene at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Jan 19-22, for the 2010 International Builders’ Show (IBS), the housing industry’... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/22/2010
The housing authority in Boulder, Colo., which built this ultra-efficient duplex and a single-family home as its Paradigm Pilot Project, plans to break ground as early as this summer on a 153-unit... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/22/2010
In what is believed to be the first installation of its kind in the city, Ralph Schoenherr recently installed a closed-loop geothermal heating and cooling unit in his yard, according to a press... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/22/2010
January 21, 2010 - A weatherization program that created jobs while it made homes more energy-efficient worked in Minnesota – and can be one model for successful programs in other states.... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/21/2010
There are a lot of architects using passive design, but when it comes to building a truly green, healthy house, there is nothing on earth like the Passivhaus. Through careful design, quality windows a... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/21/2010
For the month of January 2008, Jeff and Rachel Hohensee paid a $500 energy bill and used 150 gallons of propane to heat their home west of Jamestown. How much was the Hohensee's heating bill... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/21/2010
Las Vegas, NV — Five insulation products from Dow Building Solutions, including a few Styrofoam products based on different materials, have achieved Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certification.... |