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Working Toward Affordable, Resilient Homes
A new natural disaster protection act from NAHB aims to support hazard mitigation projects
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Client Design Choices in the Time of Social Media and AI
Social media speeds up the trend cycles, and now artificially created images are falling into homeowners' hands
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Innovative Products: A DIY Solar Solution Ready in Minutes
A DIY solar option
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Indoor Air Quality Gets Smart
A home's air quality can now be cloud connected and fully automated with this innovative product
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Green Building: Habitat for Humanity Buffalo Gives Homes Green Rehabs
The nonprofit Habitat for Humanity in Buffalo, N.Y., renovates 10-12 homes a year built by a largely volunteer workforce, and they make sure to take…
Lighting: LEDs Go Residential and They’re Pretty Cool
LED fixtures for residential use aren't limited to recessed cans and undercabinet lights anymore. A recent LED expo showcased the bulbs being used as…
Green Remodeling: This Infographic Shows What These Forestry Labels Really Mean
The people at BuildingGreen.com share this inforgaphic, which explains what the forestry labels mean. Infographic courtesy of BuildingGreen.com.
Green Remodeling: Where It’s at, Where It’s Headed
Our Remodeler's Exchange panel of four home-performance practitioners discusses the past, present, and future of green remodeling
Climate: Flooding Is Getting Worse, and Many Homeowners Aren’t Prepared
There has been an estimated $260 billion in flood-related damages between 1980 and 2013 in the U.S., CityLab reports. Moreover, new research released…
Water: Green Builders in New Mexico Create Water Efficiency Rating System
The same way the HERs Index rates energy-efficiency, the WERS Index measures water efficiency.
Building Science: Professor’s Home is Living Lab
Professional Builder covers a story about a building science professor taking energy-efficiency lessons from theory to practice by building a passive…
Building Science: Heating a Tight, Well-Insulated House
If a house is compact and well insulated, an in-floor radiant system is usually overkill, writes Green Building Advisor Martin Holladay. The same is…
Products: A Home Automation App Helps Homeowners Control Energy Use
Custom home builder Matt Risinger reviews the Rheem EcoNet, a smartphone application that can monitor and control energy use for water heating and…