Green Home
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What’s the Definition of ‘Green Building’?
I’ve identified ten principles that show up in the various definitions of this tricky term
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‘Canada’s Greenest Home’ Posts Energy Data
The student-built project now has the numbers to back its energy efficiency claims
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When You’re Financing a Green Home, Payback Is Irrelevant
Monthly cash flow is a better metric for cost-effectiveness
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If Only Green Homes Could Be Sold Like Breakfast Cereal
Why do consumers care more about the technical specifications of their shredded wheat than their homes?
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Putting Value on Green Enhancements
An appraisal trade group develops a 'green addendum' to quantify green-building features and set credible property values
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Building the Best Baltimore Rowhomes — and Neighborhoods
At just around 1,000 square feet, existing rowhomes in Baltimore represent a true design challenge. Of course, any redesign or retrofit should be green and affordable. Streamlining assessment, design, and…
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Green From the Start: Small Victory Department
Or, how my project made it through the historical commission almost intact
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Green From the Start Redux, or Trying to Build Green in a Historic District
My ongoing saga with the local historic preservation commission
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Green From the Start, Part III
I hear one particular question very frequently these days – “How much more does it cost to build a green home?” While this is an excellent question, it makes me…
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Everything is Colored Green at the IBS
Just leaving the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, and even though attendance was down, it is as overwhelming an experience as ever. First, let’s get rid of the formalities.…