The recession apparently hit those builders experienced in green construction with less severity than other home builders according to a new study on energy-efficient and green home building which ...

There was a fairly extensive article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal about green buildings, with a specific emphasis on the various certifications that construction companies will be able to use for ...

Green homes comprised 17% of the overall residential construction market in 2011 and are expected to grow to between 29% and 38% of the market by 2016. By value, this equates to a five-fold increase, ...

As an energy industry executive, John Ardill knows just how hard it is to turn natural resources into usable energy. But when he started looking for a new home a couple of years ago, energy efficiency ...

Aveda shampoo and Dr. Bronner's soap in Brenda Pawl's shower are not the only "green" things in her bathroom. The recently renovated room features flooring made from bamboo, locally constructed ...

Soon-to-be homeowners looking to ensure their next residence is environmentally friendly will soon have a “green” seal of approval from the NAHB to help them. On Feb. 14, during its Green Day events ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2007--BuilderMT, the nation's leading provider of production management software for residential home builders, today announced that it has emerged as the ...

McGraw-Hill Construction released findings in early February from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show here.

"Building green," a catch-all for environmentally smart and region-specific construction, is the buzz phrase in contemporary architecture. Unlike many environmentally-sensitive dwellings of the past — ...

Green steel helps deliver both. It’s still steel, the beams, frames, and reinforcements builders use every day, but it is made with clean electricity or hydrogen instead of coal. That switch shrinks ...

Home builders in four Triangle counties have pooled their resources to encourage building environmentally friendly houses. The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties on ...