ECOHOME checks in with Philip Beere, three-time winner of the NAHB Green Remodel Advocate of the Year Award, for an update on his G Street development company, the power of energy labeling, and what’s on the horizon.
A production builder shares lessons learned from his first green development.
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The builder has found that the most effective way to market the Earth-friendly features is by focusing on cold, hard cash.
Set to achieve Gold-level status, LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch will include standard solar along with a range of energy-, water-, and resource-efficient products and details.
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Usually Beazer Homes USA's fourth quarter, which ends Sept 30, is its best. This year, dragged down by fewer closings, impairments and discounted inventory home sales, it was its worst. "While we were pleased with overall progress in fiscal 2010, we are disappointed with the quarter," said CEO Ian...
Competition for new and resale homes gives new meaning to the term ‘hands-on.'
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Los Angeles-based Pardee Homes was named Green Building Corporate Advocate of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB at the the 12th Annual NAHB National Green Building Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday. The award recognized Pardee's efforts toward bringing green...
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Colorado green builder comes back from Chapter 11 to sets its sights on brownfield redevelopment.
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An Orlando, Fla., builder comes to the rescue of a woman whose house burned down.