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11 Sep
2012

LEED Rehab projects seeks project team member in Indiana

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GreenPath Homes announces a call for applications for the Project Team members to design and direct its upcoming LEED for Homes renovation. The property, a 1200 s.f. cottage close to downtown and the […]

6 Sep
2012

Cottage Home Sets New Standard for Sustainable Lakefront Living

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Using his home building expertise, Brian Bosgraaf started Cottage Home in 2000 specializing in building custom homes along Lake Michigan. Cottage Home has designed and built more than 70 custom […]

22 Aug
2012

An introduction to the Living Building Challenge – Lunch Time Webinar – Free

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is proud to host the Living Building Challenge (LBC) introduction. We have a free 1-hour webinar on Sept 11 and a fullday workshop Sept. 27. Living buildings go beyond LEED […]

17 Aug
2012

Moving Beyond Energy Efficiency to Sustainability – Guest Post

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Post by: Michelle Krueger For more than a decade, the green-building movement has been gaining momentum based on one simple fact – when you reduce the consumption of energy in your […]

13 Aug
2012

Southtown Affordable Duplex Rentals Greens Up Grand Rapids Inner City

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Nine new LEED for Homes registered townhomes in Southeast Grand Rapids are under construction as the first leg of a much larger proposed project by LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. to replace […]

5 Aug
2012

Real numbers for a LEED for Homes Indiana Success Story

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The Gulyas residence in Bloomington, Indiana was one of the first homes in Indiana to receive LEED for Homes Platinum certification. Through the use of passive house techniques and additional […]

23 Jul
2012

Green Labels add Value to Homes

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More Evidence of Green Value A recent analysis of homes done by UCLA Berkley researchers found that a green labeled home (LEED for Homes, NAHB Green, Energy Star, etc) had […]

16 Jul
2012

Despite Heat & Drought, Michigan LEED Platinum Home Stays Cool & Refreshed

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“We installed our original cooling system in July 2010 and it has worked reasonably well, but over the last few weeks we’ve had a hot spell with daytime temperatures mostly in the […]

9 Jul
2012

Smartphones Dial Up Energy-Efficiency Opportunities

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Already an indispensable aspect of many people’s lives, smartphones now hold the promise of helping to cut in-home energy consumption and costs. Consumers are well aware that mobile technology allows them to […]

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