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NAHB and HUD Showcase Housing Innovations

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NAHB and HUD Showcase Housing Innovations. NAHB Policy Briefing | NAHB partners with HUD on Innovative Housing Showcase seeking solutions for housing affordability and resiliency; data show number of active homebuyers drops. As Buyers Back Out, For-Sale Housing Supply Is Rising at Its Fastest Pace Since 2017. Innovation.

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Recipe for a Sustainable Building

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There will be an impetus on material providers to work with NYCHA and their customers, providing clarity on how their products adhere to these new guidelines, especially as the industry continues to show significant progress and innovation. The introduction of such innovative products is key in meeting NYCHA’s latest guidelines.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. When Clark Ivory returned with his family to Salt Lake City from a three-year church mission in the eastern European countries of Moldova and Romania in 2017, he could have easily allowed Ivory Homes, the company founded by his father, Ellis, almost 50 years earlier, to continue without him.

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GBI Acquires Green Globes Expanding Sustainability

Green Building Law Update

Last week Green Building Initiative announced that it had completed the bold and innovative acquisition of Green Globes from JLL and I had an opportunity to speak with Vicki Worden, President and CEO of GBI and Bob Best, Executive Vice President of JLL. GBI, a nonprofit organization, had first licensed the U.S.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. You can come up to speed quickly at the North American Passive House Network annual convention on October 4-8, 2017 in Oakland, California. Information is available from events@psssivehousecal.org.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum. Solar trees at Florida's Babcock Ranch, where sustainability is built into the infrastructure. Sustainability. Innovation. The solar farm, launched in 2017, is “out of sight, out of mind,” says Chris Jedd, the DHA’s portfolio energy manager.

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Innovation Valley: A Mecca for Energy

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. A s the home to leading research in energy at Electric Power Research Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Y-12 National Security Complex, Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley has long been a mecca for renewable and alternative energy. By the BF Staff.