In just over a month, the U.S. Green Building Council will roll out its LEED for Homes standards. Since August 2005, 6,000 home projects have been part of the LEED pilot program, ranging from large — ...

KB Homes’ Primera Terra, one of the largest communities of LEED platinum-certified homes in California, this week won a 2011 LEED for Homes award in the multi-family category at the U.S. Green ...

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) presented its annual LEED Homes Awards, which recognizes projects, architects, developers and homebuilders who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and ...

The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced that more than 20,000 homes across the U.S. have earned certification through the LEED for Homes program. LEED for Homes is a national voluntary ...

Dear Jim: I am planning to design and build a new house and I want it to be energy efficient. I want to try to make it a LEED house so I get reduced property taxes. What exactly is a LEED house and is ...

A new report reveals that green, LEED-certified homes have grown 19 percent since 2017. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), has released a new report, “LEED in Motion: Residential,” showing the ...

Environmentally conscious building is no longer the exception, it’s the rule. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) says that by 2018, green homes could represent 40 percent of the overall housing ...

Register now for a two-hour introduction to the LEED for Homes Program through the Earth Advantage Institute. LEED is a voluntary, nationally recognized rating system that promotes the design and ...

Washington — The LEED for Homes Reference Guide, a comprehensive tool for residential builders using the LEED for Homes Green Building Rating System, is now ...

John Marshall Custom Homes is finishing up the state’s first pocket neighborhood built near downtown Davidson called Carnegie Mews. Expand to read more Melissa Key Rodney Graham considers himself a ...

LEED v4.1 is now available for residential/homes, and cities and communities. LEED v4.1 certification emphasizes performance monitoring, fully integrated design, social equity and human health factors ...