Green is the word in new home construction
Dallas Morning News
Effective Jan. 1, Texas adopted the 2009 International Residential Code for single-family homes, increasing energy-efficiency standards. Part of the International Energy Conservation Code, the policy designates requirements for new-home construction …

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Green City Council, Sept. 25 meeting
Canton Repository
Key Action: Rescheduled for a second time a public hearing on rezoning of approximately 16 acres on the west side of S. Arlington Road, north of Boettler Road from R-1 (Single Family Residential) to R-2 (Multiple Family Residential) has for a second …

Energy Efficient Home Products and Systems Increasing in Market
LoanSafe
The AIA Home Design Trend Survey is conducted quarterly with a panel of over 500 architecture firms that concentrate their practice in the residential sector. Residential architects are design leaders in shaping how homes function, look, and integrate …

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Net-Zero-Energy Residential Test Facility Unveiled
EcoHome Magazine
Mechanical controls and computerized equipment, located in the garage to the west of the house, will simulate the use of the facility by a four-person family and small devices in the house will emit heat to simulate the humidity and heat generated by …

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