In my last column, I made the case for the importance of energy efficiency and sustainability in the construction of new homes and renovation of existing homes. I promised that in my next column I ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - To build a home at a proposed West Asheville subdivision, there is only one rule — the home must power itself. A new 17-lot green home subdivision has been proposed for 1 Greenius Way off ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two local nonprofit agencies won grants from the U.S. Green Building Council to build green homes. The Community Partnership of Southern Arizona received $3,688 to have a 10-unit apartment complex ...

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.

"Going green" has become a popular catchphrase in recent years, as environmental concerns have taken a more prominent place in the national consciousness. At the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical ...

A new home is seen under construction in Prairie Village in 2023. Advocates of a new KCMO ordinance say the city’s green building codes are pushing developers to build homes in areas of the metro ...