Eco-renovator and author Judith Leary-Joyce tells Lisa Salmon builders may not always have energy efficiency on their radar.

Our homes, intended as sanctuaries of warmth, are frequently failing, allowing heat to escape and contributing to ...

Strategic improvements and professional installation can dramatically reduce your utility bills. Here's what you need to know ...

It’s no secret that consumer awareness of building performance and indoor air quality has increased significantly in recent years, and many homebuilders across the country have answered the call. One ...

She said more energy-efficient housing is being developed but described the Beazer homes as “out in front” of what’s happening in the industry. “Eventually, I think a lot of it will get there, but ...

This story appeared first in WFAE reporter David Boraks' weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get Climate News straight to your email inbox each week. The North Carolina Home Builders Association so ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric plans to offer incentives to builders and contractors of new homes who meet new federal energy efficiency standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week ...

There's a battle in Raleigh over energy efficiency standards and building codes that has implications for both North Carolina's climate change efforts and the short- and long-term costs of ...

Zero Energy Homes — a startup looking to show how modular construction combined with “net zero energy” principles can be priced for the affordable housing market — is almost finished building its ...

Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further inflating the state's high cost of living. The Colorado Energy Office ...