Codes + Standards Preservation of open space key to new development in Carlsbad, Calif. The new development will feature open spaces and walking trails
Codes + Standards Mortgage-backed securities on efficient homes could fund clean energy future Loans for high-efficiency houses could out-perform loans on ordinary houses
Codes + Standards More than 1 million U.S. homes will have solar panels by February That milestone compares sharply with the 30,000 homes equipped with PVs just 10 years
Codes + Standards Texas 7,500-home subdivision to be constructed to zero-energy standards Real estate investment firm Taurus of Texas said in September that it was starting construction of the first 237 houses
Codes + Standards Appellate court enacts nationwide stay on controversial expansion of Clean Water Act The EPA had expanded the definition of “waters of the United States” under the act to include smaller streams and other bodies of water
Codes + Standards New York’s post-Hurricane Sandy Build it Back program passes major milestone The program dispensed 4,477 reimbursement checks sent to Superstorm Sandy victims
Codes + Standards About 90% of U.S. homes are under-insulated, NAIMA says Officials say that because homeowners don’t see insulation, they tend to ignore its importance
Codes + Standards Regulators move slowly on tiny homes Many localities are looking at other municipalities to determine how to handle tiny house construction
Codes + Standards Renewables surging in mix of U.S. energy generation ‘Tectonic Shift’ as coal use plummets; wind and solar rise
Codes + Standards Major utilities enter the small rooftop solar market The installation of solar panels grew by more than 50 percent in last year