Building permits are approvals for construction of new and existing privately owned homes. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) release a monthly ...

In this climate-conscious world, builders and developers are expected to do their part by improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions from the structures they build. But how exactly to define ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy has issued its first definition of what it means to be a zero-energy building, and buildings-related organizations say that it should provide consistency and clarity for the ...

Dozens of architecture, engineering, and contracting firms have signed on to a proposal from the Biden administration that would develop a single definition for a zero-emissions building. Among the 69 ...

What makes a building green and who decides it? That question is unclear as courts and insurers alike struggle to wrap definitions around green construction. Aside from a LEED certification, the ...

DOE has rescinded the federal zero-emissions building definition, ending its support and leaving states, cities, and owners ...

The Energy Department released its findings in the recently published A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings. The U.S. Department of Energy has released a common definition for a zero energy ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building to advance public and private sector efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector. The definition is ...

The U.S. Green Building Council reports that LEED-certified buildings decrease their energy consumption by 25%, while simultaneously cutting carbon emissions by 34%, and lowering water consumption by ...