such as the U.S. Green Building Council. Others just incorporate some of the ideas, which can range from designing a home with sunlight in mind to building “green roofs” in urban areas so ...

The necessity for people to work or learn from home has many clients wondering ... director of engineering at EYP. When the U.S. Green Building Council launched LEED version 4.0 in 2014, there ...

Once considered eccentric and dowdy, not to mention expensive, green-home building’s looks have gotten a makeover as it creeps closer to mainstream housing. Sure, with the real estate slump ...

Given the chance, building a green home seems like a no-brainer. While green homes may cost three to five-percent more than conventional buildings to construct, that investment pays for itself in ...

A series of five Saturday workshops for home builders and contractors on green building begins today on the Xavier University campus and continues through May 8. Offered by the Louisiana Chapter ...

Green home building is on rise as today's home buyers are increasingly considering renewable, sustainable design options for their home. A McGraw Hill SmartMarket report estimates by 2018 ...

When we last caught up with ZETA (Zero Energy Technology and Architecture) Communities, the prefab green building startup was putting the final touches on a net-zero modular demonstration home in ...

When Hurricane Katrina rocked the Gulf Coast in 2005, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents, many wondered what shape a rebuilt city would take—or whether restoring the city would be ...