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WASHINGTON, DC, October 20, 2009 (ENS) - The emergence of a home retrofit market that would increase energy efficiency and cut home energy bills has been hampered by lack of access to reliable information, financing and skilled workers, finds a new report released today by Vice President Joe Biden.
When Ivy Chuang founded her design studio, Knoend, in 2006, the world knew very little about this world-traveling computer science undergrad turned designer. Today, Ivy's studio has received awards from home and houseware design conventions around the world for her focus on blending sustainability w...
Sustainable Spaces, founded by green thought leader Matt Golden, brought the high-tech tools of home performance to the floor of West Coast Green. Using equipment like a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera, the crew at Sustainable Spaces explained some of the energy savings and health benefits to...
The Joinery, a hardwood furniture manufacturer out of Portland, OR, recently received recognition from the Environmental Protection Agency for their dedication to fighting climate change by using renewable energy. Green Power partners, businesses using renewable energy to cover their electricity nee...
(Mpls, MN) — A new report from Dovetail Partners, a Minneapolis-based non-profit, examines available life cycle assessment (LCA) data for alternative flooring products. The findings provide a useful guide for selecting green flooring materials.
September 15, 2009. Seattle, Washington — Dwell Development is one of a select group of Seattle Design/Build firms that have risen to the top during a very challenging period in the local and national real estate markets. In a short period of time they have established a strong brand identi...
130 years after Edison tested the first commercially viable lightbulb, EU legislators are finally closing the book on this life-changing, but what some see as an antiquated technology. Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs began last week with the phase-out of 100W incandescent bulbs. These...
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, September 1, 2009 (ENS) - With the summer drawing to a close, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed new legislation into law Friday creating statewide minimum energy efficiency standards for new homes. The new standards are intended to save Illinois families money on energy costs...
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, August 19, 2009 (ENS) - Just two years ago, one of the largest luxury home developers in the Southeast and Midwest was honored for its stormwater control practices, but today the same company was fined over half-a-million dollars to settle allegations of Clean Water Act violat...
The Department of Energy will host the fourth Solar Decathlon at the National Mall in Washington D.C. this October. The event brings together college students from across the country who have completed the construction of solar-powered homes that address all the needs of modern living. The homes wil...
