USGBC has announced that Southampton’s HGA House has been certified LEED Platinum by copping 104 total points under the LEED for Homes system.
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Homes Sweet Homes: NYSERDA Gets Props From EPA For Energy Star Homes Program
Hot acronym-on-acronym action: NYSERDA’s Energy Star Homes green retrofit program receives the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 Leadership in Housing Award.
A Greener Suburban Sprawl?
While green building and luxury living in Manhattan are becoming synonymous, a unique candidate for LEED certification is going up 40 miles away.
NAHB to Congress: Keep Dangling Green Building Carrots, Don’t Wave Sticks
In testimony yesterday before the House Small Business Committee, the National Association of Home Builders emphasized its belief that voluntary energy efficiency programs and tax incentives remain the best approach for reducing residential energy consumption across America rather than blanket federal mandates. Pennsylvania home builder Frank Thompson told the Committee that “Congress should be promoting […]
