Green Building

Used to building big houses with big budgets, the Picton brothers earned a platinum rating with their first modest green home—but mastering the learning curve wasn’t always a smooth ride by Jim Picton, Mark Picton

Thanks to the green-building movement, energy efficiency is becoming a mainstay in the IRC and the IECC. But what does it mean to you?

In a dense urban neighborhood, this remodeled bungalow goes green with recycled materials, solar energy, gray water, and room for the owners’ day jobs by Geoffrey Holton

This home uses five systems to reduce its environmental impact, lower its operating cost, and improve its connection to the land by James Tuer

A new interactive tool that emphasizes quality practices for builders, architects, designers, and homeowners by Chris Ermides

Seal air leaks first; then add extra insulation for an energy-saving improvement with great bang for the buck by Mike Guertin

A video introduction to Portland's Green Homes Tour + Info Fair

For starters, the simple modular plan optimizes daylight and cross ventilation

A resourceful homeowner and his contractor explain how they created a sustainable home on budget in under five months

Get an in-depth look at a near-zero energy house featuring recycled materials and solar-heating and rainwater-harvesting systems

Part of Portland's Build It Green! 2008 Homes Tour + Info Fair, this master bedroom, bath, and loft are designed to conserve energy and water

Video tours and takeaways from Portland's Build It Green! 2008 event

Living off the fat of our water abundance must end, eventually by Art Ludwig

After walking the floors of West Coast Green 2008, we came back with these standouts