In my last column, I made the case for the importance of energy efficiency and sustainability in the construction of new homes and renovation of existing homes. I promised that in my next column I ...

MOUNT VERNON — Local entrepreneur Kevin Maas has gone from turning manure into an energy source to building Mount Vernon’s first certified Built Green home. Built Green is a certification given by the ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - January 20, 2009-Brattleboro, Vermont-based BuildingGreen, LLC, just announced the launch of GreenBuildingAdvisor.com. Accessing the nation's oldest, deepest database of ...

Betttendorf, IA – Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities has been selected to participate in a national green building initiative of The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity International, ...

Two local nonprofit agencies won grants from the U.S. Green Building Council to build green homes. The Community Partnership of Southern Arizona received $3,688 to have a 10-unit apartment complex ...

ASHEVILLE - To build a home at a proposed West Asheville subdivision, there is only one rule — the home must power itself. A new 17-lot green home subdivision has been proposed for 1 Greenius Way off ...

Most of us “green” our homes with the same scattershot methods we use to improve our diets (organic apple here, “natural” energy bar there). We buy an Energy Star dishwasher, blow in some extra ...

Towards ensuring affordable and environmentally-friendly living, the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) has called on private developers to build more green residential houses. Its Managing ...

In Southwest Detroit’s Hubbard-Richard neighborhood, a dark, gray-blue Queen Anne house sits on the corner of 18 th and Porter streets, adjacent to Stanton Park. While the newly renovated house is ...

Official guidance has since been issued which states land can be designated grey belt if it "does not strongly contribute" to ...