Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

Not too many years ago, hydronic floor heating systems were all the rage with the hip-green crowd.

Whether you're building a new house or remodeling a cherished older property, the product choices you make are critical to the long-term enjoyment of your home.

Spray foam insulation can double as insulation and a sound barrier.

If you are like me, you have a love-hate relationship with screw fasteners.

The award winners of the 2014 RESNET Cross Border Home Builder Challenge, which helps promote the utilization of the HERS Index have been announced.

Insulated concrete forms continue their upward climb as a viable, energy efficient system for builders.

Take a look at any city in the U.S. and one can see a number of existing buildings, a seemingly endless inventory of inhabitable structures.

In 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy began work on the development of a voluntary national scoring system used to quantify commercial building’s energy efficiency.

Today’s builders are challenged with delivering homes that will pass codes and exceed buyer expectations for energy efficiency without compromising job site efficiency and profitability.

An interesting anti-LEED movement seems to be gaining momentum among states that are opposed to the USGBC LEED rating system.