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Q&A with Rick Fedrizzi, President and CEO of USGBC
Read what he has to say about the Recovery Act, LEED criticism, REGREEN and more
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Historic Texas Bungalow Gets a Green Renovation
This green restoration of a 1928 bungalow in downtown Austin was the first historic project to be rated by Austin Energy Green Building. While the aspects of green building are…
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Michigan’s First LEED Platinum Gut-Rehab
Doug Selby of Meadowlark Builders and Michael Klement of Architectural Resource are experienced at energy-efficient remodeling. Working as a team, Selby and Klement were the first in Michigan to grab…
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Green Renovation: Same Footprint, Twice the Space
Originally a small house on a small hill in the heart of Decatur, Georgia, this home grew to meet its owners' needs in an environmentally friendly way with an EarthCraft-certified…
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Qualifying Green Products
The choices we make today are shaping what our world will look like tomorrow. We are all consumers, with an inherent responsibility in the choices we make on a daily,…
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Deep Energy Makeover: One Step At A Time
When my wife Chris and I bought this nearly 100-year-old home in 2000, we knew we had our work cut out for us: virtually no insulation; original single-pane windows; a…
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Green Remodel of a Midcentury Kitchen
After 10 years of working around the shortcomings of this 1950s kitchen, the owners felt it was time to change the room to meet their needs.
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An Old House Gets a Superinsulation Retrofit
What started out as a relatively straightforward re-siding project on this 80-year-old duplex in Arlington, Mass., ultimately evolved into part of an ambitious superinsulation pilot program for the Massachusetts Department…
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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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Typical Home Thrives on Deep Energy Upgrades
Creating at least as much energy as it consumes, this 1970s ranch on a lake shore in Tennessee resembles most other Middle American homes, which is a good thing. It…