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28 Oct
2011

Design Charrette Grants for LEED for Homes

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Pre-planning is critically important when designing and constructing a green building. encourages projects to use integrated design, bringing key members of the project team together often in the schematic design […]

27 Oct
2011

South East Michigan LEED Gold Certified Home

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‘It’s not that easy being green,” sang Kermit the Frog. While that’s often true when it comes to green building, it is definitely getting easier, say Lynn and Charlie Arnett […]

25 Oct
2011

“River Escape” Home Tour – Pending LEED Platinum

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On 11.11.11 come see an affordable home that was built to be 88% more energy efficient than and standard new code built home. This home is a Zero-Energy home that […]

24 Oct
2011

10 Common Failures in LEED for Homes Projects

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Avoid these errors to make sure you ace your final inspection but also these are just great all around tips for Green Building. LEED or not. 1. Manual J Equipment […]

20 Oct
2011

Announces Partnership with 1% for the Planet

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is a new nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of over 1,380 member companies in 43 countries that give one percent of revenues to environmental causes. is […]

18 Oct
2011

Numbers, Know-how and navigating LEED in affordable housing

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Join USGBC for a free 3-part webinar series exploring the green affordable housing movement. – Examine market examples to discover factors driving green affordable housing, as well strategies for success and the […]

11 Oct
2011

New Appraisal Form details Green and Solar Features

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The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has made it easier to identify attributes of green homes. Last week, they released a form intended to […]

11 Oct
2011

Congratulations to two new Green Raters Serving Michigan & Ohio

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Alex Babycz & Pam Pierce are two new Green Raters joining the Green Home Institute and serving their regions on LEED for Homes verification and consulting. Contact them today with […]

26 Sep
2011

Free Green Building Educational Offering from

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Fall is an exciting time for and high-performance homes. We will be offering several free LEED for Homes introductory classes that will introduce homeowners, builders, architects, developers, contractors and all interested in learning […]

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