A new property-tax incentive for green building passed in New York shows how states with strong central governments can adopt no-risk incentives for sustainable development during a slow recovery.
Under a new coalition, 27 industry groups raise issue with USGBC’s LEED development procedures and call for more consensus-based approaches and transparency in green-building standard development.
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Here's a picture of peak to trough in U.S. residential real estate, from 2005 to the present in the 20 cities S&P/Case-Shiller tracks home prices.
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Just a couple years back, anyone who said they could build a $180,000, 1,600 square-foot house that featured foam insulation inside a high-performance wall system, high-efficiency solar-powered HVAC and water heating , a weather sensing irrigation and water management system, and home-control...
Will housing contend with energy requirements in 2010?
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AIA report says GREEN Act could create or save as many as 140,000 design and construction jobs.
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Builder groups in Indiana and Minnesota offer two different models for success for states with lagging efforts.
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Sen. Johnny Isakson's no-quit attitude on a fix for housing proves he's home builders' friend in deed.
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Progressive city takes neighborhood-scale approach to reducing greenhouse gases.
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Big Builder Online survey for 9/1/09