It’s no secret that consumer awareness of building performance and indoor air quality has increased significantly in recent years, and many homebuilders across the country have answered the call. One ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed in 2022 ...

The measure cuts the U.S. Department of Energy out of energy efficiency rulemaking in an effort to spur home affordability.

As Maryland moves toward eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, home builders have begun pursuing a stringent federal energy efficiency designation that requires ...

Consumer efforts to be more eco-conscious are more and more noticeable. For proof of that, one need look no further than the increase in vehicle charging stations. Such stations are more accessible ...

Baltimore Gas and Electric plans to offer incentives to builders and contractors of new homes who meet new federal energy efficiency standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week ...

It’s time for builders to start preparing for upcoming changes to the new energy efficient home tax credits. The Inflation Reduction Act extended the 45L tax credits through 2032 and increased the ...

Professionals constructing energy-saving residential homes have the opportunity to maximize tax benefits on the 45L energy-efficient home credit, which offers high incentives to new homes and ...

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 ...

As a record surge in house prices shatters the dream of homeownership for an estimated 4 million Americans, one man’s big idea about living small is bringing back hope in Bend, Oregon and beyond.

On Friday morning, the US House of Representatives approved a bill that would get the Department of Energy (DOE) out of the ...