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Miami's first green home built with public money is completed

Single mother and bus driver Tangelia Sands and her four children have moved into Miami's first green affordable home built with public funds. Read More…
Posted: February 15, 2008

LEED for Homes Webinar Series begins

Learn the nuts and bolts of LEED for Homes in this three-session series of 60-minute webinars. The first webinar, which was aired live Feb. 13, is now archived and available for download, and registration is open for the remaining two sessions. Use the webinars to understand how the new rating system supports high-performance green homes, how it recognizes and rewards builders, and how LEED for Homes providers are involved in the delivery process. Case studies will offer insights into strategies, challenges and costs experienced in LEED for Homes projects. Read More…
Posted: February 14, 2008

County grows green building program

Homeowners and developers who use green building techniques like environmentally friendly materials in the unincorporated area will speed through the approval process faster under a new program approved by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to encourage the practice. Read More...
Posted: February 14, 2008

Buy one house, give one free

Donating money to charitable causes is all very well and good, but there's usually an abstractness about it that makes one wonder if the funds are really helping those who need it. A new project by California eco-urban design firm LJ Urban aims to make giving more concrete — quite literally — by matching its sales of homes domestically with funds to build homes in the impoverished African nation of Burkina Faso. Read More...
Posted: February 11, 2008

12 'green' homes planned

A nonprofit group charged with leading tornado-damaged Greensburg’s environmentally friendly initiatives has announced plans for a dozen "green” demonstration homes. Read More...
Posted: February 11, 2008

Green building market sees growing popularity in area

Over the past few years, we've been hearing only bad news about the real estate market: declining sales, rising foreclosures, tightening credit, plummeting prices. Recently, even the market for commercial properties has begun to soften. But take heart. There is at least one positive thing that's happening in the market: Things are getting greener. Read More...
Posted: February 10, 2008

This home is so green, it's gold

The "green" home that has been under construction since May on a quiet street in northeast St. Petersburg opens its doors to the public today and Sunday. Visitors will see the only home in Florida that has been certified "gold" by the U.S. Green Building Coalition under its LEED program — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — and one of only 19 gold-certified homes in the nation. Read More...
Posted: February 9, 2008

Home gets high green certification

Florida has its first gold-certified green-built home, and it's in St. Petersburg. A model home constructed by REAL Building has received one of the highest certifications by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It's one of only 19 in the country and was part of the LEED for Homes pilot program. Read More...
Posted: February 5, 2008

Northampton housing plans get green look

The 33 single-family homes and townhouses that Wright Builders plans to construct at Village Hill Northampton will be some of the greenest homes in the city. Read More...
Posted: February 3, 2008