Energy Efficiency Toward Zero Net Energy Communities A new study, prompted by California's new building energy code, finds that community solar systems may be a more effective and less costly...
Energy Efficiency The Challenges of Recycling Solar Panels The solar industry is grappling with how to dispose of old solar panels, which often contain toxic materials. Most photovoltaic solar...
Energy Efficiency Housing Experts Differ on Merits of California's New Solar Mandate Yesterday, the California Energy Commission approved a program requiring all new residential single-family and some multifamily structures,...
Energy Efficiency Copy That, Green Leader: California May Become First State to Require Solar Panels on New Homes The California Energy Commission votes this week on a program requiring solar panels on most new single-family, and certain multifamily...
Builders Passive Building on the Rise What began as a construction industry response to the energy shortages of the 1970s is a burgeoning green building sector today.
Affordability New Jersey's Net-Zero Affordable Housing Project In Eatontown, N.J., the owners of the Pine Tree Manufactured Home Park, along with the Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA) launched a net-zero...
Energy Efficiency Nest Program Highlights Energy Costs' Impact on Low-Income Households In collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, Fannie Mae, and energy providers, Nest announced the launch of The Power Project, an initiative...
Energy Efficiency Solar Power Is Growing, But Still 'Has a Long Way to Go' The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, calls climate change "the biggest threat to humanity." A new UN report found that...
Energy Efficiency California's Solar-Powered MPC Jimmy Ayala, Division President of Pardee Homes San Diego, says that what once was ground-breaking in green building is now standard. Weston...
Smart Home Smart Home Tech May Help Lower Utility Bills A range of smart home tech products promises to help homeowners curb household energy consumption