Airtight and super-insulated, a passive house uses around 90% less energy. When the Canadian engineer Harold Orr and his colleagues began designing an ultra-efficient home in Saskatchewan in the late ...

CSIRO's new Energy Rating Finder puts the power in your hands. It indicates the energy performance of your home's thermal ...

Easy home improvements to cut your energy bills, and new financial incentives that could help put them within reach.

According to research from NAHB, nearly half of home buyers are willing to invest between $1,000 and $10,000 in order to save $1,000 annually on their utility bills, and 37% are willing to spend ...

Concern for the environment is growing among U.S. households, and so are energy costs. In response, more home builders and remodelers are adopting green building practices to reduce utility bills and ...

The money, from the Building Better Homes– Zero Emission Homes for Healthier Communities program incentivizes the design, construction and marketing of new clean and resilient single-family homes and ...

The world has just witnessed the hottest months in recorded history, and the outlook is far from optimistic. Rising temperatures are driving greater cooling demands, threatening to trigger a vicious ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

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 ...

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Champion Homes, Inc. (“Champion Homes”) shows its commitment to sustainability with the launch of EcoWise™, an upgrade of high-performance enhancements that make a ...

If you’ve made any home improvements this year — or are planning on some upgrades before year end — you might be eligible for up to $3,200 back in tax credits. The Energy Efficient Home Improvement ...