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9 hours ago ago from 12 Press Release

The Building Performance Institute (BPI) recently applauded a proposed nationwide residential energy efficiency retrofit program called HOME STAR. As you may know, BPI is the nation's premier building performance credentialing, quality assurance, and national standards setting organization. CleanEdison is a member of the Institute and our instructors are BPI certified /credentialed. BPI supports the development of a highly ...

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New USA Today Poll Finds Green Building Continues to Boom

18 hours ago ago from The New Home Blog

The home building industry continues to struggle, but at New Home we're pleased to note that one sector is booming: green homes. According to a recent USA Today article by Wendy Koch, the number of homes winning the government's Energy Star designation (meaning a house is at least 20% more energy-efficient than other new homes) since the program began in 1995 has crossed the 1 million mark. Despite an overall housing slump, 75,000 have been ...

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Housing Minister wants green rating for new homes overhauled | MoneyHighStreet.com

5 hours ago ago from Personal Finance, Financial Help, Finance News UK | MoneyHighStreet.com

17 December 2009 By MoneyHighStreet Staff Leave a Comment Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has proposed for a more consumer-friendly green rating for homes that will promote energy efficient properties and reduce future utility bills by up to £1,500 a year in the most energy efficient homes. The Code for Sustainable Homes was ratified in April 2007 as a standard to measure improvement in the overall sustainability of new ...

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Energy-Efficient Homes by Emmy Homes

22 hours ago ago from Real Estate Power Investor Review

Emmy Homes is proud to bring energy-efficient houses to Long Island. Our homes make use of Energy Star guidelines, qualifying for Energy Star certification to help ensure the energy efficiency of your home. This not only reduces your utility costs but also raises the resale value of the house. In conjunction with Home Energy New York, Emmy now builds homes with green energy technology built-in. With choices including solar panels, solar ...

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Back to the Future: Reduce, Reuse, Retrofit

21 hours ago ago from Sea Change Radio

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Amid crisis, Cuba falls short on home-building

25 minutes ago ago from U.S. News

Amid crisis, Cuba falls short on home-building HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba built about 20,000 homes in 2009, meeting barely 60 percent of its modest annual construction goal and further exacerbating a severe housing crunch, the official press said Thursday. A report prepared for Sunday's session of parliament indicates that authorities missed by more than a third the target of building 32,000 homes this year. There was no reason given for ...

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