Massachusetts Green Building
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Deep Energy Savings at Wisdom Way Solar Village
At a development in Greenfield, Massachusetts, utility bills verify predictions that the superinsulated homes would use very little energy
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And the ‘Zero Energy Challenge’ Winner Is …
A home built in Montague, Massachusetts, takes the honors in a utility-sponsored competition that challenged five builders to produce energy-efficient market-rate and affordable homes
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“Zero Energy Challenge” Winner To Be Announced June 29
A contest sponsored by investor-owned electric utility companies in Massachusetts highlights the green work of five homebuilders -
Massachusetts Green ‘Stretch’ Code Approved, HBAM Irritated
A new amendment to the state’s code encourages green building advocates, but some builders and developers say it will hinder a housing market revival
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Worcester: Green Ambitions for a Former Industrial Capital
The birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution aims to become one of the greenest towns in Massachusetts There is no firm schedule worked out quite yet, but over the next…
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Getting Right to the Point in a “Getting to Zero” Report
Massachusetts builders and remodelers talk strategy for meeting a proposed net-zero home construction goal – and for striving toward net-zero in existing homes Last week we mentioned the challenges facing…