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New appliances can provide homeowners with significant energy savings.
Energy codes are getting tougher, but their focus to-date has been new construction. The real potential is in upgrading existing housing stock.
Community Housing Partners’ award-winning neighborhood brings community education and sustainable performance to affordable housing.
A touch of contemporary design and sustainability revitalizes a historic site in Charm City.
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Designing lighting schemes for kitchens and baths.
You can't gauge the truth of an opinion by the frequency of its repetition. Exhibit A: Builders' opinions concerning energy, insulation, heating, and cooling. A fair percentage of these beliefs — derived in part from product marketing, obsolete recommendations from "experts," and oft-repeated tales...
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As homeowners demand resource-conserving features, appliance makers are responding with a range of energy-saving details, including improved insulation and new compressor technologies.
The decision to specify energy-efficient windows in your new homes or remodeling projects is a relative no-brainer; in fact, they’ve long since passed mainstream status given energy codes, local requirements, and buyers’ awareness and demand for more efficient products. Energy Star–rated windows...
Come mid-April, it turns out that Americans aren't eager to work with Uncle Sam even when he's being helpful. According to a recent survey conducted by Opinion Research for insulation manufacturer Johns Manville, just 23% of American homeowners took advantage of federal tax credits for...
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NKBA continuing education promotes green design principles.