Versatility in tiny house design also means that there's a wide range of options between the most rustic, rugged cabins and high-end mini-mansions on wheels. A handful of tiny house builders, such as ...

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 ...

A Laramie company is working to lower the world’s carbon footprint one home at a time in the area and around Wyoming. Jon Gardzelewski, owner of Building Energy Research Group (BERG), focuses on ...

The building of Red Deer is in a silent revolution. The current design of homes is based on their performance and not size. Constructors are focusing on energy savings by starting all the way to the ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The Magnolia House in the Washington-Willow historic district is on track to meet the gold standard of energy efficiency by becoming the state's first certified Passive House, ...

To ensure the new development complemented the character of the surrounding area, Vandersanden’s Anicius bricks were selected ...

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 ...

A green building standard known as Passive House that lowers energy use is catching on in the US. Passive homes in New York and Massachusetts had utility bills between 30% and 50% lower on average.

When it comes to energy efficiency, the people who design buildings and promote conservation have all sorts of insights and advice. But how do they apply that advice to their own homes? We asked ...

The sun shines brightly on the Las Vegas Valley about 300 days every year. Some luxury homeowners in this region have employed photovoltaic solar panels, integrated battery energy storage systems and ...