Joshua New leads an Oak Ridge National Lab team that created a computer model of nearly every building in the United States.

When I tell co-workers or neighbors that we live off-grid and they see the house, they’re always like, ‘Whoa, this isn’t what I was expecting!’ It’s really fun surprising people; I live a totally ...

A Parkville development will become the second for Beazer Homes in Maryland where all homes will have a "Zero Energy Ready" designation..

A majority of the highly energy-efficient homes you see on Earthtechling’s pages cost more to build than the average new US home. Builders and architects of passive houses will tell you, however, that ...

As Maryland moves toward eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, home builders have begun pursuing a stringent federal energy efficiency designation that requires cutting-edge features well in ...

Many of the environmentally-friendly upgrades that turn a home into an energy efficient one are cost-prohibitive for builders outside of luxury homes. As popularity for efficient housing grows ...

And with Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency”—an undisguised ploy to increase fossil-fuel production—AI’s energy needs are poised to make climate change even worse.

The lifelong Guilford resident became a homeowner, buying one of the first of two “model” cottages at the new Great Hill Cottage Community, an affordable, sustainable housing development. Dwyer was so ...

Zero Energy Homes combines modular construction and net zero energy principles to show a single-family demonstration home under construction in Searsport can be priced for the affordable housing ...

Michigan's residential codes date back to 2015 and stepping them up will save residents hundreds on utility bills, proponents say. Home builders want a different path and intend to sue the state.

“These homes will serve as a model for future developments, demonstrating that energy-efficient, affordable housing is not just a goal but a reality within reach.” Learn more about Champion Homes.

Henry, part of Carlisle Cos., provides a variety of plastic building products that envelop the building to make it the most energy-efficient house since the debut of The New American Home project.