2019 PACENation Summit
Learn about this innovative energy efficiency financing program so you can help homeowners and businesses fund high-performance building upgrades. Join PACENation for their 4th Annual…
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Casement and Awning Options for High-Performance Houses
Weather Shield’s new line of push-out casement and awning windows can help builders meet stricter codes while providing wider expanses of glass. Many green building…
DC Adopts Nation’s Strongest Climate Law
With more existing buildings than planned new construction, D.C. needs to improve energy efficiency in the buildings it already has to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
GreenCHOICE Mortgage a Game Changer For Energy Efficiency
The new mortgage vehicle gives credit for energy-efficient homes. In mid-November, Freddie Mac announced a new mortgage vehicle called GreenCHOICE. It will help finance home…
How Builders and Raters Can Build Success Together
The Acting Deputy Director of RESNET leverages her experience as an insulation contractor to foster collaboration between builders and raters. With 27 years’ experience as…
New Certification Program for Window Attachments
A new certification program assesses the energy efficiency of blinds, shades, and storm windows. In 2018, the Attachments Energy Ratings Council (AERC) launched a DOE Building…
Technology is a Bullet Train, Home Building a Bicycle
Building science is the game-changer for home building evolution. If technology is a bullet train, home building is a bicycle. Technological changes occur at a…
New Ebook: Advanced Tech for Energy and Water Conservation
Green Builder Media announces new ebook on advanced tech for energy and water conservation. Welcome to the definitive guide to balancing the right equipment, the…
RESTalk: Energy Efficiency Has Value
A new podcast is available: “Energy Efficiency Has Value When You Can Measure It, Market It, And Sell For It!” How do you get folks…
Iowa Rolls Back Energy Rebates
The strict Republican party line vote asserts that rebates for energy efficiency will ultimately result in lower energy costs, but democrats and environmentalists disagree. Here’s…