In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, the idea of building a green home using traditional techniques might sound like you’d be taking a step backward. However, it's important that we re-evaluate ...

Orlando, FL — The two most influential groups in the home-building industry and the code-development and enforcement community are collaborating to bring uniformity to sustainable-building practices.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - January 20, 2009-Brattleboro, Vermont-based BuildingGreen, LLC, just announced the launch of GreenBuildingAdvisor.com. Accessing the nation's oldest, deepest database of ...

Betttendorf, IA – Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities has been selected to participate in a national green building initiative of The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity International, ...

For years, builders and developers have treated “sustainable” homes as someone else’s problem. Solar panels, batteries, ...

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MOUNT VERNON — Local entrepreneur Kevin Maas has gone from turning manure into an energy source to building Mount Vernon’s first certified Built Green home. Built Green is a certification given by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - To build a home at a proposed West Asheville subdivision, there is only one rule — the home must power itself. A new ...

A new series of courses centered on green-home building kicks off this weekend at Southwestern Oregon Community College. Led by Renee Powers, founder of Gold Beach-based True Green Pro, Saturday's ...

Rachel Wagner, owner of Just Housing in Duluth, points out the extra-wide window sills in a green home she designed. The home's thick walls contain twice as much insulation as required by the state's ...

KB Home CEO Jeffrey Metzger talks to WSJ housing reporter Robbie Whelan about the state of the housing market, green building, and what's to come in 2011.

Towards ensuring affordable and environmentally-friendly living, the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) has called on private developers to build more green residential houses. Its Managing ...