The Sage: nation’s top eco-friendly house

Arbor South Architecture’s, creators of the Sage (eco-friendly built home) can sit in awe today, as the Sage is now the nations most eco-friendly home! This beautiful sustainable built home is located in Eugene, Oregon. The U.S. Green Building Council certified 1,300 houses this year and the council selected the house, as the No. 1 [...]

Energy Star Program Passes Millionth Home

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a major green home milestone for the Energy Star program by passing the 1 millionth Energy Star qualified home. The program first began labeling homes in 1995 to help save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. Since the program began labeling new homes [...]

Green Residential Communities

We hear about green living and green building all the time, so today I wanted to feature some truly eco-friendly green home communities across the US. The buildings and land used to build homes have a  profound effect on the environment and homeowners. Sustainable home development is a soft approach to creating a healthier environment [...]

High style meets energy efficiency

Sean Smith, a Denver developer put showed off sustainability in this contemporary Denver duplex. This stunning duplex (2 family home) is a model of exemplary environmental design that included Energy Star and LEED certifications.

EcoVillage NY’s Greenest Community

EcoVillage at Ithaca, located in upper New York State, is the first cohousing project in NY and the first place in the Western hemisphere. This beautiful ecovillage offers suburban living and provides a satisfying, healthy, socially rich lifestyle, while minimizing ecological impacts. Ecovillage at Ithaca uses green building approaches such as passive solar design, photovoltaics, solar hot [...]

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