Sarasota Home Builder Named “2018 Visionary”
Marshall Gobuty’s eco-friendly, high-tech smart homes are designed to change the Florida housing market. Pearl Homes, a developer of sustainable smart home communities and leader…
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OH and MI: Free CE Webinar on IAQ
This webinar shows you how to improve indoor air quality to comply with LEED and ventilation codes. Sponsored by Panasonic, this course will provide a…
USGBC Opens Registration for LEED v4.1 for New Construction and Interior Spaces
The newest version of LEED green building program helps improve energy performance and emphasizes human health and integrative building design. On January 22, the U.S….
The New 2018 IgCC Aims for Safe, Sustainable, Affordable
New building codes helps municipalities save money, protect resources and increase the resilience, safety and standards of living for communities across the globe. The 2018…
Is LEED Tough Enough for the Climate-Change Era?
The LEED program has had its fans and detractors. Here is an unbiased look at best-known green certification programs. Brian Barth of CityLab reviews the…
Webinar: Meeting Transparency Requirements for LEED v4 and LEED v4.1
Understanding Multi-Attribute Labels and Material Ingredient Reporting documents to meet current and future requirements. Transparency documents that detail a product’s environmental impacts and/or material ingredient…
New York Town May Mandate Green Building
The town of Ithaca is considering an “easy path” of its own design, with LEED-like points list for developers, along with a more robust approach…
Ultra-Green-Built Home Gets An Assist From WERS
There are net-zero energy homes, and then there are homes that go even further. Home buyers in Minneapolis wanted to build a home that produced…
Green Homes Fetch Higher Resale Prices
A study in Texas found that in the area’s growing market of sustainable homes, it pays to be green. A new study has found that…
First LEED Tiny House to Debut in Florida
USGBC, Eco Relics, and Norsk Tiny Houses work through building code stumbling blocks to create a model for sustainable building. Eco Relics, Norsk Tiny Houses,…