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Making an Old Tract House Sunnier and More Efficient
In 1983, the Heron was one of five cookie-cutter models offered in Bay Country, a tract housing development in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. Perhaps a little ahead of its…
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A Modest New House Proves Green Doesn’t Mean Expensive
#Typical Looking, Uncommonly Efficient and Healthy This rather typical-looking single-story ranch house is very uncommon in a lot of ways. It's super energy-efficient, it has superior indoor air quality compared…
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A Passive Solar Home from the 1980s
Back in the early 1980s, I built a 1,480-square-foot passive solar home in Boulder, Colorado. There have been substantial improvements in active solar equipment since then. But today’s passive solar…
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LEED-Platinum House in a Warm Climate
This striking contemporary home is a model of sustainability on a budgetThis north-Texas contemporary home earned the third-ever LEED for Homes Platinum certification — but it could possibly share the…
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Sustainable Spec House in Coastal Maine Grabs LEED’s Highest Rating
The LEED for Homes pilot program was just getting started when Wright-Ryan Construction decided to build a spec house as a sort of green-building immersion course for its staff.
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Sustainable Materials and Solar Power in the Southwest
Bau-Biologie—a construction philosophy focused on using natural materials to build healthy homes—originated in Germany, but in the USA, one epicenter is just outside of Santa Fe. Here, architect Paula Baker-Laporte…
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Luxury Home Earns Gold NAHB Energy Value Housing Award
#Students' Academic Pursuits Provide Real-World Results This luxury house won an NAHB Energy Value Housing Award (Gold) while also complying with several sets of standards including LEED, Environments for Living,…
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A Coastal California Kit Home Gets a Sustainable Renovation and Addition
A small addition and an extensive renovation helped this Bay Area 1940s kit home truly take advantage of its prime location. The south side of the home faces a beautiful…
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Modern Dream Home is Energy-Positive
A Seattle couple spent two years searching for their dream home before deciding to build a new custom home. They turned to zero-energy-home builder Ted Clifton, Jr., who built them…
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A Net-Zero Home in Massachusetts
Before we met, my clients had spent considerable time researching how to build a net-zero home. They read product literature, studied the economics, understood the benefits, and had a pretty…
