Once considered eccentric and dowdy, not to mention expensive, green-home building’s looks have gotten a makeover as it creeps closer to mainstream housing. Sure, with the real estate slump ...

The recession apparently hit those builders experienced in green construction with less severity than other home builders according to a new study on energy-efficient and green home building which ...

According to a 2015 Green Building Economic Study, United States green construction spending is expected to reach $224 billion in 2018, outpacing typical construction practices.

It’s the story of U.S. home building writ small. Green accounted for 2 percent of the new-home market in 2005, according to a report by industry data provider McGraw Hill Construction.

Southern California Edison is planning to build an environmentally friendly home near the Orange County Great Park that not only will be green, but also won’t take a lot of greenbacks to build.

Several everyday actions, both big and small, can help lower your carbon footprint, conserve water and energy, and protect ...

A series of five Saturday workshops for home builders and contractors on green building begins today on the Xavier University campus and continues through May 8.

Green home building can refer to lower energy bills, indoor air quality, use of recycled building materials, overhangs for shade and protection, sensitivity to the surrounding land and much more.

At first, Baldwin Homes didn’t build green. Then it dipped its corporate toe in — one home here, another there.Now the Gambrills company is constructing an entire green neighborhood. It’s ...