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How to go about going green

Yes, they save money and are energy efficient, but there’s a lot more to know about buying or building a green home. Read More...
Posted: January 31, 2008

Custom home builders in the Black Hills: Rapid City builders benefit homeowners by building 'green'

According to a study, green homes are growing in popularity, and will likely continue to do so despite the overall cooling of the housing market. Read More...
Posted: January 31, 2008

City pours $1.9M into homes

Redding, Calif., plans to plow $1.9 million into affordable housing for the mentally ill and low-income seniors. Trilogy Architecture will design the apartments, which will meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for "green" building. Read More...
Posted: January 30, 2008

Habitat homes go green

A new Habitat for Humanity duplex designed to meet stringent green building standards will break ground off of Northeast Alberta Street next month. The building is expected to achieve the silver level of the LEED for Homes certification. Read More...
Posted: January 29, 2008

Home green home: Reporter takes a tour through a green building and learns how Chicago is leading the way in sustainable construction

On a chilly January afternoon, Al and Dario Medina drove me to a familiar Wicker Park sight: a three-story condominium in the final stages of construction. The building looked very much like any other luxury condo going up in the area — rectilinear design, floor-to-ceiling window frontage — yet this building differs from its neighbors in one important respect: It's certified by the Chicago Green Homes program. Read More...
Posted: January 28, 2008

Green-living the key in new condos

As more and more new home and condominium buyers embrace the green-living concept, a small army of Chicago area developers are meeting the challenge by building residential projects designed to leave small carbon blueprints, real estate experts say. Read More...
Posted: January 26, 2008

Green building prompts response from suppliers

Not long ago, home builders looking for earth-friendly products found they were few and far between. But as the green movement has gained popularity, manufacturers of building materials are ramping up their offerings. Read More...
Posted: January 25, 2008

Home is among 'first of its kind'

Long before the environment had become an issue tied to development and home structures, J.T. Turner Construction Co., Inc. was established. That was back in 1976. Fast forwarding to today, the company is now building a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) home in Richmond Hill, at the Ford Plantation. Read More...
Posted: January 25, 2008

Montana housing starting to go 'green'

Yellowstone County and Montana will be getting a lot of new “green” houses, but they won’t be growing any tomatoes. Construction emphasizing energy efficiency, recycled materials, water conservation and other planet-friendly features has become the rage in construction of commercial and buildings and family homes. Read More...
Posted: January 24, 2008

Building green, piece by piece

With its huge "Think Green, Live Green" banner and its blocks-long mass of space being converted into "ecoluxury" residential and commercial space, Monarch on the Merrimack is the grandest example of this city's plan to go green. Read More...
Posted: January 20, 2008