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More stories about Energy-Efficient Construction

  • North Carolina: Bill Rolls Back Commercial Energy Code to 2009

    A bill in the North Carolina legislature will re-set the state’s energy code for commercial construction from the 2012 version back to the more permissive 2009 edition.

  • Dispute Drags On Over Hard-To-Heat Energy-Star Houses

    Homeowners at “Somerset Run” in Franklin Township, New Jersey, have been complaining since 2003 that their Energy Star rated houses are drafty and expensive to heat. And they’re still not happy.

  • Unity Homes Launches, Aiming at Affordable High-Performance

    The new builder has lofty growth ambitions, made possible by its panelized construction process.

  • Centex Targets Low Country with Efficient Home Models

  • Skanska at Alley24, Seattle

    When the Seattle office of Skanska—a global company with expertise in construction and project development—decided to move its operations from its previous home of 30 years, a traditionally styled office interior with limited daylight exposure, its principals knew they wanted an energy-efficient...

  • Practical Details for Energy Efficiency

    A custom builder explains the simple steps he takes at the framing stage to create a tight, energy-efficient house.

  • Best-Practice Energy Upgrades

    Here are five cost-effective ways to cut energy costs in new construction and remodels.

  • Crawlspace Ventilation Update

    Most crawlspaces should be carefully sealed, not ventilated. In many areas, however, the codes are still catching up with best practice.

  • Resources

    Fifteen-volume business reference, woodworking primer, bathroom design and construction, HUD design guide

  • Notebook

    New efficiency program guarantees energy costs, AGC adopts pay-if-paid contracts, IBC to replace existing model codes, over-the-counter “green” materials, vent-free fire-place cautions, self-insured medical plans, new pressure-treated wood classifications