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Why ‘Net Zero’ Homes Are Growing in Popularity

Pro Builder

Climate concerns among those living in high risk areas or watching from a distance are driving up demand for net zero homes in a major push for sustainable living. Now investors are increasingly steering money toward sustainable real estate, making it easier for developers to raise money for housing that addresses climate concerns.

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Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2

Pro Builder

Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) Program has been important in encouraging greater energy efficiency, home comfort, and durability in new-home construction. Residential housing contributes nearly 21% of energy use in the United States.

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Green Building Law Update

The work product of an advisory committee of experts, Ord 17-60 Sustainable Building Regulation Ordinance, alters and amends the 2009 Resolution to Implement Saint Paul Sustainable Building Policy. Commercial projects falling within the law must achieve a “Sustainable Building Standard means any of the following: .

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green Electrical.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Green Electrical Contracting. Living Walls.

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New Developments for 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The incentive is available to designers and builders of local, state or federal building projects that are newly constructed or renovated. Specifically, 179D applies to the design and construction of HVAC, interior lighting and building envelope systems. Promoting Energy-Efficient Construction.

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Trump Triumph is Awesome For Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Election day 2016 in which Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States and Republicans control both houses of Congress portends huge business opportunities for green building. And that is the same belief that has led to the broad brand and wide market share acceptance of LEED. Further, the fact that ASHRAE 189.1

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How European Technology Can Benefit U.S. Builders 

Pro Builder

It’s not surprising that solutions from Europe and elsewhere are being embraced in the United States. Latest in Construction Industry Innovation. 3 New Innovations for the Construction Industry. As noted in a recent study by the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, in Cambridge, Mass., Dynamic Glass.