Choosing energy-smart products
When building your new home, don't forget about the importance of energy-conserving products like furnaces, air conditioners and appliances.
When building your new home, don't forget about the importance of energy-conserving products like furnaces, air conditioners and appliances.
New, energy-efficient homes need new solutions to circulate and ventilate the air inside the home.
Structural insulated panels, also called SIPs, foam-core panels or stress-skin panels, are significantly more airtight than stud walls.
Your roof and attic play the most crucial role in your home's energy efficiency system, reducing your energy costs during the winter and summer.
An energy-smart builder will help you make the right choices for your family and lifestyle.
More builders are offering sustainable choices in new home construction. Find out what's available and how it impacts the earth and the bottom line.
Check out a new neighborhood concept and see how one builder is changing the way homes are built with a goal to use zero energy.
You have energy efficient and sustainable options when it comes to framing your new home.
Using the sun's stored energy to heat your home reduces your conventional energy consumption.