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New Home's green emporiums to take aim at Home Depot, Lowe's

FHB_Building_News, contributor | March 16th, 20091 comment

In April, California-based New Home Inc. plans to open the first of eight showrooms featuring green supplies and services for homeowners, builders, and remodelers. Company CEO Rich Rifkin says the stores will take on long-established competitors.

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Is the LEED program a fraud?

Kevini, editor-at-large | March 13th, 200914 comments

The LEED rating system is “a tragedy,” according to Henry Gifford, resulting in buildings that use more energy, not less, and “a fraud perpetrated on U.S. consumers trying their...

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What do the tax credits for energy efficiency and renewable energy mean for you?

FHBdotcom, editor | March 12th, 20095 comments

Several provisions in the economic stimulus bill that are relevant to energy saving improvements made by homeowners, remodelers, and builders.

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Report: Roofing products market grew modestly from 2007 to 2008

FHB_Building_News, contributor | March 10th, 2009

A contraction of about 16% is forecast for 2009, but the market for green roofing products is growing.

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Converting a New England Carriage House into a Ranch-Style Home

spinoza2, member | March 10th, 2009

Last summer we purchased a 10,000 sq foot lot with a carriage house and in-ground swimming pool. With this I restored the turn-of-the-century carriage house and built an 1100 sq foot house around it...

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T. Boone Pickens to speak at NAHB green building conference

FHB_Building_News, contributor | March 9th, 2009

The man who made his fortune in oil and gas will bring his crusade for alternative energy to attendees at the 11th Annual NAHB National Green Building Conference.

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Building Our First House: Floor Plan & Elevations Tour

sjdehner, member | March 7th, 2009

After our house was featured in Fine Homebuilding (February) we've had requests to see our floor plan. For those interested this page shows the working plan - minus dimensions & notes - from...

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Top 10 Green Building Products

RDA, producer | March 5th, 20091 comment

BuildingGreen LLC, publisher of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec Directory, announced what they consider the 10 most exciting new products of the year.

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Taos building code goes green

FHB_Building_News, contributor | March 4th, 2009

The New Mexico town recently adopted green building code based on Home Energy Rating System standards for residential construction and LEED standards for commercial buildings.

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Outdated to Outstanding: A Fireplace Facelift

JoanneP, member | February 27th, 20091 comment

The layout of the room and the off-center outdated fireplace made it difficult to figure out the best way to place the furniture or use the bland fireplace as a focal point. Working with the...

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Reader Feedback: Fine Homebuilding Issue #202, April/May 2009

RDA, producer | February 26th, 20092 comments

Readers respond to Alex Wilson's open letter to President Obama and more.

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How Much Will My Solar Hot Water System Cost?

FHB_WEB, member | February 24th, 2009

Cost is a key consideration when weighing the merits of renewable energy; www.findsolar.com is an excellent place to find information on hot-water systems.

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Ex-cons escape gang life by going "green collar"

FHB_Building_News, contributor | February 17th, 2009

A program in East Los Angeles helps ex-cons break away from life on the street by training them as solar-panel installers.

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Two Energy-Efficient Ways to Get Hot Water Faster

FHBdotcom, editor | February 16th, 200921 comments

Recirculation systems are practical, whole-house solutions for providing instant hot water.

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A Modest (Green) Proposal

MChandler, member | February 16th, 20099 comments

Americans can get to work fixing our own home weatherization problems without government handouts if we just give them a chance. We can put Americans to work fixing America’s problems, we already have most of the systems in place, we just need to get started.

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From Washington to Maine: Building A House for the First Time: Updated Kitchen Photos

sjdehner, member | February 15th, 20092 comments

My wife and I have nearly finished our kitchen. This is an important room for us since we love to cook. After a year of preparing meals on a butcher block counter-top seated on an open substructure...

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The ever-greening mind-sets of builders and buyers

FHB_Building_News, contributor | February 13th, 2009

Worried about rising energy costs, home buyers are warming to green homes, and builders are responding accordingly, says a recent Wall Street Journal story.

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KB Home commits to Energy Star guidelines for its new homes

FHB_Building_News, contributor | February 11th, 2009

KB Home says it is furthering its sustainable-energy goals by building all new-home communities opening in 2009 and beyond to Energy Star guidelines.

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Why politicize the magazine?

Kevini, editor-at-large | February 9th, 200916 comments

We’ve gotten a lot of feedback about Alex Wilson’s letter to President Obama in the latest issue, much of it negative. For example: “Not sure why you decided to politicize your...

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NAHB: National Green Building Standard gets ANSI approval

FHB_Building_News, contributor | February 2nd, 2009

One of the most important and comprehesive green-construction rating systems for residential builders ever proposed, the ICC/NAHB 700, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute.

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