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New Standards for Green Building
This spring, a partnership between the International Code Council (ICC) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) plans to release a new green building standard, adding to an already dizzying array of green standards confronting affordable housing developers. Here's a list of the most...
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New Standard to Help Developers Go Green
Housing developers confused by the new emphasis on green building may soon find relief thanks to building code language in the final stage of development by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the International Code Council (ICC), and the NAHB Research Center.
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Top 10 Tips to Go Green
Based on dozens of interviews with developers, engineers, and investors, here are AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE's top 10 practical green building tips.
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Lighting's Latest Nuts and Bolts
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Cabin Fever
A research facility in the smoky mountains utilizes its surroundings to provide a sustainable design.
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Help for K-12 Design
Design of energy-efficient K-12 schools is an important segment of the building industry at present, and organizations around the country are taking a variety of actions to assist architects, lighting designers, and specifiers in the task.Recently, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and...
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Planting New LEED Seeds
BRONX, N.Y. - Last fall, 28 low-income homeowners moved into the first community in New York state certified under the brand-new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes standard.
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Defining "green"
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Homeland Security reconsiders "no match" rule; Harvard Joint Center's Kermit Baker forecasts betters days for remodeling; more
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JPI Bets Green
Herndon, Va.— Luxury apartment developer JPI has committed to create some of the first apartments designed to meet exacting new standards for energy efficiency and healthy living.