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Seattle green homes market hot: New green homes in King County sell faster with higher value

A new analysis of green-certified homes in the Seattle area shows they sell faster and are worth more than conventional homes. Read More...
Posted: July 1, 2008

Home builders push voluntary green certification

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Green building may be coming to a city near you. While the Florida Legislature now requires all new and refurbished government/public buildings to be green certified – meeting more environmentally-friendly standards – the Volusia Home Builders Association hopes Volusia County and its 16 cities adopt a voluntary green building program for homes and commercial buildings. Read More...
Posted: July 1, 2008

Costa Mesa council OKs condo development

COSTA MESA, Calif. — As part of an ongoing effort to get more people to buy homes on the Westside instead of renting, the Costa Mesa City Council voted to approve a new three-story condominium development Tuesday. The development plans to pursue LEED certification. Read More...
Posted: July 1, 2008

Developer sees green in arid High Desert

Using recycled packing material Styrofoam, concrete bricks and a roof-top solar system for electricity, heat and cooling, Apple Valley contractor Dean Konstantine united several green housing products to create a new system of home construction he hopes will set a new industry standard for environmental amity. Read More...
Posted: June 29, 2008

Gontina goes for platinum LEED certification with Bloomfield home

There's the kind of green accreditation corporations use to "wash" their identities ...and then there's platinum green. Read More...
Posted: June 26, 2008

The new trophy home, small and ecological

For the high-profile crowd that turned out to celebrate a new home in Venice, Calif., the attraction wasn’t just the company and the architectural detail. The house boasted the builders’ equivalent of a three-star Michelin rating: a LEED-Platinum certificate. Read More...
Posted: June 22, 2008

N.Y. lawmakers, governor toil as session nears end

ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders continued to negotiate behind closed doors through the weekend on a range of issues they're aiming to settle before the Legislature adjourns its session. Read More...
Posted: June 22, 2008

State OKs city's home rehab plan

A plan to give tax exemptions to people who rehabilitate vacant homes in Syracuse, N.Y., got the green light Thursday from the state Legislature. Read More...
Posted: June 20, 2008

Florida resident wins first HGTV Green Home Giveaway

"Forever, it will change my life forever ... in a good way," said a jubilant Marsha Coulthard when learned she was the winner of the first ever HGTV Green Home located in the new development of Tradition Hilton Head, S.C. Read More...
Posted: June 8, 2008

Would-be buyers wild about sustainable home

Eager consumers wanted to buy — not just look at — an innovative demonstration house that showcased the latest Canadian technologies promoting sustainable living that was on display in Toronto recently. Read More...
Posted: June 4, 2008

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