Green Building

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 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

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

Solar panels aside, you can’t see the upgrades that make this downtown remodel so energy efficient by Richard Renner

Passive survivability is a life-safety issue. How long could you live in your house without power or fuel? by Alex Wilson

Reports from three case studies outline what it takes to achieve LEED for Home's silver, gold, and platinum ratings by Sean Groom

LEED for Homes is a new, comprehensive national certification program for green, energy-efficient homes. Builders who’ve tried it like it, but will it change the way houses are built? by Sean Groom

Federal and state incentive programs make rehabilitating durable old buildings cost-effective by John K. Grosvenor

Common-sense solutions for creating homes that are self-reliant, resilient, and versatile by David Johnston, Scott Gibson