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Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency

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Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Star Residential New Construction Program and DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home Program make improving energy efficiency in new homes relatively accessible and achievable for home builders. RELATED Energy-Efficiency Road Map: Whole-Building Envelope Sealing The Need for Resilient Construction Is Real.

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Building a Performance Model

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The goals of the 2022 New American Remodel (TNAR) included raising the home's thermal performance to that of the best new construction. It resembles a Frank Lloyd Wright home, and remodeler Eric Gray, who has owned it for years, believes the architects were Wright's students. . Building a Performance Model. kcichowicz.

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Best and Worst of 2010: Commercial Construction Trends

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I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. So I’ve created a commercial construction checklist for what we considered the highs and lows of 2010 commercial construction trends. High – Institutional Construction. It wasn’t as bad as 2009, but not as good as 2008.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Top 10 States for NGBS Green Certification in 2022

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Top 10 States for NGBS Green Certification in 2022 ibush Fri, 02/24/2023 - 07:00 To date, these are the top 10 U.S. states for green building certification The National Green Building Standard (NGBS) launched in 2009. New states topping the single-family certification list include Louisiana and South Carolina.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

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As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined. The 2020 NGBS was ANSI approved earlier this year.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Several of our young leaders also took their family businesses to the next level by targeting 55+ buyers or streamlining selections so projects would move faster from contract to construction. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor.