A recent survey from Whirlpool Corporation and Habitat for Humanity found that 34% of consumers label a home as green if it reduces energy and/or water consumption and another 23% consider a home to be green if green features and materials are present throughout the entire property. » Read more: Survey Finds Consumers Define ‘Green’ Home as Saving Energy and Water
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NAHB Urges Congress to Focus on Energy Efficiency Incentives for Existing Housing Stock
June 15th, 2011As the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on a suite of energy efficiency bills, including legislation to make residential housing more energy-efficient, NAHB on June 9 urged lawmakers to take into account the differences in energy savings between the newest, highest-performing homes and older, less-efficient homes that comprise the vast majority of the nation’s housing stock. » Read more: NAHB Urges Congress to Focus on Energy Efficiency Incentives for Existing Housing Stock
New Air Sealing Requirements in the International Residential Code
June 6th, 2011The latest version of the IRC gives you two options: comply with an air-sealing checklist or perform a blower-door test
Martin Holladay, GBA Advisor
Once local jurisdictions adopt the 2009 IRC, blower door technicians are likely to get very busy. One of the most cost-effective ways of lowering residential energy costs is to reduce a home’s air leakage rate, so it makes sense for energy codes to ratchet up air-sealing requirements. The latest (2009) version of the International Residential Code does exactly that. (read full article at Green Building Advisor.com)
Energy-Use Monitoring a Trend to Watch in Green Home Technologies
June 2nd, 2011Providing technology that enables home owners to monitor their residential energy usage is a growing trend for electronics systems contractors (ESCs) who are working with builders and remodelers on the installation of new green home technologies, according to panelists at NAHB’s National Green Building Conference & Expo earlier this month in Salt Lake City. » Read more: Energy-Use Monitoring a Trend to Watch in Green Home Technologies
June Meeting to Produce Draft of 2012 National Green Building Standard
June 2nd, 2011At a June 13-17 meeting at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C., a consensus committee working on updating the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) will evaluate 465 changes to the original 2008 version of the standard proposed by the public. » Read more: June Meeting to Produce Draft of 2012 National Green Building Standard
Senate Bill Promoting Energy Efficiency Could Be Worse, But Concerns Remain
May 17th, 2011Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on May 12 introduced legislation to promote energy efficiency in a variety of areas, including energy codes for new homes and commercial buildings.
The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act of 2011 contains a number of provisions, but most importantly, it would create a model federal building code administered with support by the U.S. Department of Energy. » Read more: Senate Bill Promoting Energy Efficiency Could Be Worse, But Concerns Remain
Appraisers Making Headway in Recognizing Value of Green Home Features
May 17th, 2011The continuing effort to provide recognition for the added value of energy-saving and other green features in homes will take another step forward around mid-summer when the Appraisal Institute is expected to add a green and energy addendum to its appraisal report form.
Green builders have been waging an uphill battle in recent years to convince the lending community to recognize the difference between homes that are just built to code and those that incorporate techniques, systems and products that can dramatically reduce monthly utility costs, which represent a significant expense for home owners.
Read more in this article from the National Association of Home Builders.
ICC Hearings in Dallas Next Week
May 10th, 2011ICC Hearings on the International Green Construction Code and Pool and Spa Code wil be held in Dallas May 16-22 at the Sheraton Dallas Downtown. The hearing schedule is now available. Code changes to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code are only available by download at www.iccsafe.org/ISPSCCodeChanges. Code changes to the International Green Construction Code are available by download or CD at www.iccsafe.org./IGCCCodeChanges.com
Ferrier Custom Homes Receives Green Remodeling Award from NAHB
May 6th, 2011Congratulations go out to Ferrier Custom Homes who received an award from the National Association of Home Builders for a single-family green remodel under $100,000.
Thirteen builders, remodelers and other home building industry professionals were honored yesterday as winners of National Green Building Awards by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at the 13th annual National Green Building Conference in Salt Lake City.
“These awards recognize and celebrate the most forward-thinking builders and remodelers in green building,” said Bob Jones, immediate past chairman of NAHB and a builder from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. “These award winners are pushing the envelope of what we can achieve with energy and resource efficiency.”
Read more in the release from NAHB.
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May 3rd, 2011Great Green Homes Wanted
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