New California Energy Building Code Updates
The implementation of these updates will result in savings – both in costs and environmental impact By J. ANDREW MCALLISTER Comfort is an important benefit of energy-efficient homes. Due to high-performance windows, quality insulation and air sealing of the building shell, energy-efficient houses maintain stable interior...
Mid-Atlantic Builders Recognized by PEPCO as the D.C. Area's No. 1 Energy-Efficient Homebuilder
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Mid-Atlantic Builders has been honored for building the most energy-efficient home in the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) service area. This year, approximately 600 homes were rated for their energy efficiency –– and nine of the 10 most energy-efficient homes were Mid-Atlantic Builders...
Human Rights and Worker Equity Grow More Influential in U.S. Consumer Purchasing Decisions
Key Messages: The 2019 Sense & Sustainability® Study published by G&S Business Communications is the firm’s 10th annual U.S. public opinion poll about the business commitment to protecting society and the environment. In increasing numbers, consumers say they are likely to favor companies with suppliers that comply...
New Urban Land Institute Report Reflects Decade of Progress in Improved Environmental Performance in the Built Environment
WASHINGTON (August 28, 2019) – A new report from from the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance shows that the real estate industry has made significant progress over the past 10 years in reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption while increasing asset value. The Greenprint Center, which is...
AMLI Residential Releases Results of 2019 Sustainable Living Index
Third national survey found residents are increasingly interested in finding ways to combat climate change and other environmental issues CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMLI Residential, a leading developer of sustainable, multifamily properties, today announced the results of its third annual Sustainable Living Index — a survey of more...
USGBC-LA Announces 1st Cohort of ‘Net Zero Accelerator’ to Speed Viable Building Tech’s Move into the Market for a Net Positive Future
LOS ANGELES (July 25, 2019) - The U.S. Green Building Council-Los Angeles Chapter (USGBC-LA) today is proud to announce the first cohort of its Net Zero Accelerator, a major new initiative which identifies viable net zero building technologies, positions them for success, and accelerates their market entry throughout the greater...
Whisper Valley: Winning For the Environment
Sustainable community geothermal project also earns industry honors AUSTIN, Texas – June 26, 2019 – While achieving Net-Zero for one building is somewhat practical, the developer of Whisper Valley here decided that the entire 2,000-acre community with some 7,200 homes would be Net-Zero Ready. All structures will be ground source...
ABC Green Home 4.0 Honored With Two Gold Nugget Merit Awards for Energy and Design
San Francisco, Calif. (June 7, 2019) – The ABC (Affordable, Buildable, Certifiable) Green Home 4.0, the first sustainable home of its kind to be built with readily available building materials, was honoured recently with two prestigious Gold Nugget Merit awards for its innovative energy and housing designs. Held in San Francisco in...
Trumark Communities Breaks Ground On First Wellness-Centric Age-Qualified Residential Community In Manteca, California
The Collective to Radically Transform the Paradigm for 55+ Communities by Rooting Every Element in Wellness including the First WELL Certified Clubhouse SAN RAMON, Calif. – Trumark Communities, the national award-winning master planned development division of California development company Trumark Companies, has commenced...
Mitigation, Adaptation, and Resilience
Builder.Media is proud to be a media partner of USGBC’s 18th Annual Green Building Conference in Southern California By Julia Edinger Each year, green building and sustainability advocates come together in Southern California for USGBC’s annual Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo (MGBCE). It is the largest gathering...
The 18th Annual Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo features 28 Sessions and 4 Keynote Speakers
2019 Theme: Climate Change Solutions in the New Abnormal. MGBCE Registration is Open. LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2019 - In just over a week, the 18th Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE) will gather those who put into action, and those who are curious about, the plans to deal with the day’s theme, “Climate Change...
Palo Alto Housing Breaks Ground on New Affordable Housing Community for Low-Income Families, Veterans, and People with Special Needs in North Fair Oaks
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – On April 11, 2019, San Mateo County Board Supervisor Warren Slocum, North Fair Oaks Community Council Member Blair Whitney, and other local leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of 2821 ECR Apartments, an affordable residential rental community being developed by Palo Alto Housing (PAH) in the North Fair Oaks...
The 18th Annual Municipal Green Building Conference & Expo: Keynote Speakers & Power Panel Announced
2019 Theme: Climate Change Solutions in the New Abnormal – MGBCE Registration is Open LOS ANGELES - “Climate Change Solutions in the New Abnormal” is the theme of the 18th Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo (MGBCE) on April 18, 2019, with special focus on Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience. As the longest-running...
8th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards Announced at U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Chapter Green Gala
Los Angeles, CA (December 7, 2018) – Last night at its 14th Green Gala, the Los Angeles Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-LA) presented the 8th Annual Sustainable Innovation Awards (SIA), with the Project of the Year awarded to the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California...
SolarEdge Products in the US to comply with the NEC 2017 Update and Rule 21 Phase 3
SolarEdge Leads in Compliancy for Newest Advanced Safety and Grid Requirements Fremont, California (December 11, 2018) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, announced today that it is ready for the implementation of both NEC 2017’s revision to the PV Rapid...
The ABC Green Home 4.0 project has an air conditioning story in its tall attic storage room which demonstrates how builders can make California’s Title 24 code requirements work to their advantage.
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ABC Green Home 4.0 Net-Zero, Smart Home Education
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The ABC Green Home™ 4.0 Luxe Build Breaks Ground and Begins Construction
Please monitor our progress online via the webcams: www.abcgreenhome.com Nick Slevin is the Publisher & Editor in Chief of Builder.Media. He can be reached at nslevin@builder.media ...
Publisher's Notes - ASCE 2018 Sustainable Engineering Project of the Year Award
Hello readers in print and online. As we move into the fall months, we are seeing the beginnings of what may become the anticipated market slow down taking shape in the housing market. September’s numbers indicate a slowing down in traffic at models, as well as mortgage applications and construction permitting activity, in some...
Multifamily Units are Growing Up Green
Multifamily builders can include a variety of sustainable features to keep up with the green industry By SCOTT HARRIS We are currently in a very thought-provoking time in the construction and development industry regarding communal living. A large majority of the original, multifamily buildings in every urban city throughout...
Builder.Media Principals Accepting ASCE 2018 Sustainable Project of the Year Award
On Saturday, 6th October, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential library, Green Home Builder Magazine's Stuart Cochrane and Nick Slevin, developers of The ABC Green Home Project, sponsored by The Southern California Gas Company, accepted the American Society of Civil Engineers 2018 Sustainable Project of the Year Award, for their ABC 3.0,...
A Dominant Force in Homebuilding
Green Builder Profile: TRI Pointe Homes Comprised of six premium brands, TRI Pointe Group is a force in the homebuilding industry. Quadrant Homes, TRI Pointe Homes, Pardee Homes, Maracay Homes, Trendmaker Homes, and Winchester Homes all fall under the TRI Pointe Group umbrella. Together, they build nationally, dominating hot markets...
The ABC Green Home 4.0 Designed in BIM
The project’s design team collaborate online to create and engineer another Net-Zero, LEED Home By NICK SLEVIN The ABC Green Home 4.0 project is located in the picturesque San Bernardino mountain community of Crestline, California, where air temperatures fluctuate greatly, posing a more serious challenge to our Net-Zero engineering...The Rise of Sustainability in Luxury Home
Big, luxury homebuilders are focusing on sustainability more than ever by Megan Wild Within the last 10 years, the demand for eco-friendly houses has soared. This is partly due to increased sensitivity to climate change among homebuyers and their awareness of global warming’s impact on wildlife and the environment. However, it is...
The GHB Interview - Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee is the founding Executive Director of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), a non-profit that develops, owns, and operates housing for low-income, homeless, and formerly homeless people in Washington State. In June, two LIHI projects received Gold Nuggets for their contribution to affordable green housing. Here, Lee tells...
The Evolution of Home Building
The newly launched Modern Collection by Everett Custom Homes embraces elegance and efficiency. Creating environmentally-friendly homes that emphasize modern design features—that can pose a challenge for homeowners on the hunt. Recent reports from Realtor.com indicate the home value of modern designs increasing by 37.4 percent since...
ABC Green Home 3.0 Continues to Earn Recognition
ABC Green Home 3.0 has been recognized as ASCE-OC's 2018 Sustainable Engineering Project of the Year
If You’re Not Predicting the Future, You’re Living in The Past
Our industry has been slow to move into the realm of big data By GLENN RENNER In this magazine last month, we forecast that 2018 would be a watershed year for smart home adoption. The trend will be catapulted by interconnectivity and analytics-based automation, which simplify the user experience. This month, we have the same...
The GHB Interview: Mahesh Ramanujam
Ramanujam joined USGBC in 2009 as senior vice president of technology, and was named COO in September 2011. In December 2012, he was also named president of GBCI. In 2015, when Fedrizzi announced his plans to leave USGBC toward the end of 2016, the USGBC Board of Directors named Ramanujam as incoming CEO. What were some of your...
A Clean Slate for the New Year
Moving forward with durability in mind after a tumultuous 2017 By RON NESTOR, AIA 2017 was a great year to be in the news business. It seemed to me that "disruption" was the word of the year, as so many tumultuous events filled the calendar. Major earthquakes in Mexico, monstrous hurricanes in the Caribbean, furious fires in the...
More Innovation in Sustainable Homebuilding to Come in 2018
2018 will continue to ride the coattails of a strong sustainable 2017 By SERGIO FLORES Overall, the sentiment for U.S. homebuilding is strong. The industry ended 2017 on a strong note; builder confidence reached a 10-month high in November, despite facing natural disasters a few months prior. And to what could we credit the...
Redeveloping Brownfield Sites for Energy-Saving Advantages
Zoning for small cottage developments offers energy-efficient value for developers By KATHERINE AUSTIN There is a tremendous challenge we face in the business of producing housing in this country. The lack of affordability has reached a critical stage, specifically in the most desirable regions. Not only did the recession put an...
The Ever-Expanding Green Movement
From record improvements and cultural relevance in 2017, what will 2018 bring to the green movement? By Jason Forrest The worst-kept secret in homebuilding is that the green movement gained more steam in 2017. Where it’s headed in 2018 could be even more interesting—and not just the technology side of it—but also the culture...
High-Performance, Net-Zero American Home Building: DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, and CONSTRUCTION
By NICK SLEVIN The original Net-Zero, LEED ABC Green Home was built at the Great park in Irvine, Calif. in 2012 with the simple goal of demonstrating that it is possible to develop affordable, entry-level single family homes well beyond current building code specifications, using products readily available from any builder’s existing...
An Oasis for Creativity in El Paso
Recently given a Gold Nugget Award of Merit for Best Affordable Housing Community, Roderick Artspace Lofts gives artists and their families affordable and efficient housing in Texas In December 2016, Jordan Foster Construction and Artspace, a non-profit organization, completed work on Roderick Artspace Lofts in El Paso, TX. Since then,...
Designed for Well-Being at Headwaters
With family-oriented and energy-efficient accommodations, Trendmaker Homes creates a new standard of country living outside Austin, Texas
Affordability, Sustainability at Core of Whisper Valley
Whisper Valley is poised to become a model in the industry for how to successfully develop sustainable and affordable communities across the country
Brookfield Residential Gives Smart Tech a Home
Brookfield Residential’s newest Smart Home powered by Amazon Alexa in Bristow, Va. demonstrates a large step forward for homebuilders embracing smart home technologies, especially where it comes to improving efficiency
A Paradigm for Multi-Family Development: Union on Queen
Bozzuto Development Company’s newest development, Union on Queen, demonstrates how affordable green housing improves the health of both the community and the planet
Community Profile: King Crossing by Beazer Homes in Katy, Texas
Beazer Homes partnered with Pulte to create King Crossing, a new master planned community offering a unique blend of the best of small-town life, resort-style living, and all that Houston has to offer By Genevieve Smith With a population of 15,591 as of 2014, the city of Katy, Texas has some serious small town charm. Historic...
Project Profile: Reclaimed Modern Home in Seattle, Wash.
With the use of photovoltaic panels, Dwell Development’s Reclaimed Modern Home scores an impressive 25 on the HERS scale By Sergio Flores Renowned builder Dwell Development based in Seattle, Wash. has been building single-family detached homes, duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes since its inception in 2005 by builder Anthony...
