UPPER MARLBORO, MD, February 5, 2009 – The nation’s first consensus-driven standard for residential green building has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The ICC ...

WASHINGTON — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will honor excellence in green residential design and construction practices and outstanding green advocacy efforts with the 2009 NAHB ...

Thanks for mentioning green home construction in your recent article about energy independence (“9 ways YOU can achieve energy independence,” July 5). As chairperson of the Green Building Council of ...

As Kermit laments, "It's not easy being green." For "green" contractors, it's been 30 years of struggle to get out the word on green — environmentally friendly — building. It now appears that ...

At first, Baldwin Homes didn't build green. Then it dipped its corporate toe in -- one home here, another there. Now the Gambrills company is constructing an entire green neighborhood. It's the story ...

Preliminary results of a McGraw-Hill Construction/National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) survey have indicated that there has been a 20 percent increase in 2005 among those in the home building ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The key to the mainstreaming of green is to make sure that consumers understand the value of green upgrades — and exactly how ...

Super-green, insulated by earth and study enough to withstand tornadoes, a Northern Michigan earth shelter home features a unique element: an underground barn. Ball State University saves $2 million ...