| You may not know anyone with a geothermal heating and cooling system in the house, but you will soon. With tax credits and financial incentives plus lowered utility bills and increased energy efficiency, the numbers of geothermal homes are growing — and homeowners are singing the praises of “going underground.” ---------- By Misty McNally from KansasCity.com James Bose of the International Ground Source He... (More) | | Builder Tim Yandow's latest endeavor is a breed of building rapidly increasing in popularity: green homes built from the ground up. Every aspect of the construction is carefully thought out, with efficiency as the mantra. ---------- By Hannah Crowley from the Burlington Free Press Photo courtesy of the Burlington Free Press. As builder Tim Yandow tours his newest project, a green home in Charlotte,... (More) | | In 1979, President Carter installed a solar water heater on the roof of the White House, which Reagan removed in 1986. Ironically, it was George W. Bush – much maligned by environmentalists – who brought solar power back to the presidential home with a grid of photovoltaic cells. ---------- By Eoin O'Carroll from The Christian Science Monitor. Photo courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor.
President-e... (More) | | At the Greenbuild Conference and Expo last week, 807 exhibitors showcased products and services from recycled paper to advanced, high-efficiency climate control systems. ---------- By Sarah Shemkus from the Cape Cod Times. Photo courtesy of the Cape Cod Times. Despite this wide range of offerings, there was a consistent theme among many of the companies: The importance of using our natural resources... (More) | | European countries are far ahead of the United States in developing a new system for creating energy-efficient buildings. ---------- By Bill Boyne from the Post-Bulletin. They have adopted the Passive House system, a program for building structures designed to save energy. More than 12,000 such buildings have been built, many of them in Sweden and Germany.
The goal of the Passive House program is to pro... (More) | | Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) have built a roof covered with plants and a watering system that will optimise the consumption of a building’s heating and cooling systems thanks to its insulation. ---------- Source: ScienceDaily A Spanish research study has tested different combinations of supports and indigenous plants to determine which are the best for reducing energy... (More) | | The term "geothermal energy" might bring to mind hot springs and billows of steam rising from the soil, but you can get energy from the ground without moving to Iceland or Yellowstone. You just need a geothermal heat pump. ---------- By Michael Schirber, Special to LiveScience. "We call anything below the ground geothermal," said John Lund, director of the Geo-Heat Center at the Oregon Institute of... (More) | | The results of both reports show a frustrating picture for LED replacements. Most manufacturers claim much too high values for their products. ---------- By LED Professional. DoE recently released two new CALiPER Benchmark Reports; one comparing omni-directional incandescent lamps (A-type and small decorative, candelabra-type lamps) and their commercially available LED replacements, the other shows... (More) | | William McDonough aims to create buildings that produce oxygen, sequester carbon, and produce more power than they use. McDonough has parlayed his thinking into the influential book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, an international movement, and a thriving business. ---------- By David Kushner from Discover. Photo courtesy of Discover. At a pessimistic time when “development”... (More) |
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| For a home to be "certified green", it must be independently validated and certified by a third party... (More) | | Our homes are one of our biggest investments in life, so how they are built should be carefully considered. (More) | | You're getting closer to finishing your LEED project and cutting corners may be tempting to you or your... (More) | | Working for Stanton Homes, a custom home builder that offers Energy Star-certified homes, Penny Hull has becom... (More) |
| Adam Rome, Ph.D., takes a historical look at the impacts of post WWII home building on the environment.... (More) | | In this video, George Sullivan, P.E., reviews the potential options for wind energy generation at your site. (More) | | No, you can't earn a PDU credit just for watching this video. You had to be there. But you can learn a lot abo... (More) | | Mike Holcomb, President of The Home Inspector General, gave a 45 minute overview of the new criteria for LEED... (More) |
| Study Finds Benefits of Building Green Outweigh Cost PremiumA landmark international study on the... (More) | | New Program Verifies Sustainability of Green Building ProductsManufacturers are introducing products... (More) | | New Study Combines Concrete Walls with SIP Roofs for Energy Efficient HomesA new study released... (More) | | Congress Extends Energy Efficient Homes Tax CreditOn 10/3/08, the U.S. House of Representatives... (More) |
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