Tag: green homes
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Energy Efficient Homes – Saginaw Sunset
Jim Guild and Nunzie Gould don’t just want to build places to live. They want to create homes that live forever. They approach every project with a commitment not only to their clients, but to community, and the environment. They think deeply not only about the layout of the house, but how what they are…
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The first turn-key home solar energy solution? SunPower explains
Energy-efficient homes of the future have arrived and are growing in popularity. According to a report by McGraw Hill Construction, nearly one-third of new single-family homes in the U.S. will be green by 2016. They are energy and natural resource efficient, designed to reduce overall impact on human health andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Federal agencies working to make homes healthier
HUD No. 13-011 FOR RELEASE Shantae Goodloe February 4, 2013 202-708-0685 http://www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm FEDERAL AGENCIES WORKING TO MAKE HOMES HEALTHIER Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents WASHINGTON—Several federal agencies today unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing – A Strategy for Action. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental…
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Policymakers Imagine a Contributing Role for 130+ Million (Greener) Homes
Jeremy Sigmon, LEED® AP BD+C Director, Technical Policy U.S. Green Building Council Even in a still struggling economy, green building policymaking continues. To celebrate some of the impressive progress this year, USGBC partnered with the Nationa…
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Policymakers Imagine a Contributing Role for 130+ Million (Greener) Homes
Jeremy Sigmon, LEED® AP BD+CDirector, Technical PolicyU.S. Green Building CouncilEven in a still struggling economy, green building policymaking continues. To celebrate some of the impressive progress this year, USGBC partnered with the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) to convene key state lawmakers in Chicago this past Tuesday during the annual meeting of the National…