DOE-sponsored competition challenges students to design, build, and operate a solar-powered house.
Virginia Tech uses sliding glass walls to expand the living space of its Solar Decathlon 2009 house.
Team Boston’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house aims to prove that good design can save energy and money.
The school’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house integrates design with technology in one seamless process.
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New building code standard, ACI 332, offers builders a better alternative for building concrete basement foundations.
Passive House Institute is adding consultants to spread the word about this European-style concept.
New Home Inc. founder says reliable distribution is what this sector has lacked.
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BUILDER LivingHome is the latest in our annual show home series showcasing great design and innovative construction methods and products. A modular home, it is being built in a factory for final assembly on the exhibit floor of the 2009 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
South Carolina builder captures green buyers by spending just $1,000 more per house.
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But going beyond six stories still raises questions in U.S.
New Hampshire Builder Uses Factory-Built and High-Performance Building Componets to Construct Energy-Efficient Homes.
Building industry likely to branch out in coming decades.
Authorities in New York City have charged a building owner with manslaughter in the case of a construction worker killed in the city when a...
As land costs have risen in recent years, builders have turned increasingly to urban infill sites, and parcels close to major highways are...
Economists' predictions for employment in the housing industry are grim. With first-quarter housing starts and building permits down nearly...
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