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

Construction continues at Holly Farms, a "zero energy" community constructed in Parkville by Beazer Homes. The homes, which meet U.S. Department of Energy standards will comply with Maryland's current ...

Zero Energy Homes, a startup that develops modular homes for the affordable housing market, teamed up with design-build firm Knickerbocker Group to manufacture modular units for a home in Trenton. The ...

Zero and net-zero energy buildings are seen by their advocates as crucial to the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and America’s reliance on carbon-based fuels. But how feasible is it to ...

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Champion Homes, Inc. (“Champion Homes”) shows its commitment to sustainability with the launch of EcoWise™, an upgrade of high-performance enhancements that make a ...

Beazer Homes is building "zero energy," climate-friendly homes even though they're more expensive. CEO Allan Merrill said the upfront investment will pay off long-term. Challenges include higher costs ...

Zero Energy Homes — a startup looking to show how modular construction combined with “net zero energy” principles can be priced for the affordable housing market — is almost finished building its ...

Imagine opening your electric bill and finding only a few cents owed or nothing at all. That’s everyday reality for some residents of Veridian at County Farm, a new Ann Arbor neighborhood that is ...

To be certified as Zero Energy Ready, homes must meet certain standards or be equipped to meet them in the future. Homes must be certified for builders to be eligible for federal tax credits, while ...

Rundown of the key players in zero energy, from government (NREL, LBNL, U.S. Dept of Energy – Zero Energy Comm’l Buildings Consortium, GSA), universities, private-sector R&D centers, product ...