DOE-sponsored competition challenges students to design, build, and operate a solar-powered house.
Virginia Tech uses sliding glass walls to expand the living space of its Solar Decathlon 2009 house.
Team Boston’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house aims to prove that good design can save energy and money.
The school’s Solar Decathlon 2009 house integrates design with technology in one seamless process.
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At the Greenbuild Conference last week, Tedd Benson chastised builders for not crafting high-quality homes.
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BUILDER LivingHome is the latest in our annual show home series showcasing great design and innovative construction methods and products. A modular home, it is being built in a factory for final assembly on the exhibit floor of the 2009 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
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The overseer of the LEED rating systems wants to tap into green housing-focused programs around the country.
Consumers would rather refurbish kitchens and bathrooms than upgrade their HVAC or buy new windows.
The school took a more “round-about” approach to designing its Solar Decathlon 2009 house.
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