Green Builder Media
Expert news and articles about building science, green products, renewable energy and more.
Should I Expat to Own a Home?
7 min read
New Book Reveals Reasons for National Obsession with ADUs
4 min read
SEC Issues Final Rules for Climate-Related Disclosures
4 min read
What Makes a Place “Real?”
4 min read
Sustainable Manufacturers Up Their EPD Game
3 min read
Housing 2.0: Live in Atlanta
3 min read
Is a Heat Pump Right for Your Home?
2 min read
Reflecting on Design & Construction Week
3 min read
Must-Have Generational Marketing Insights
1 min read
One Solar Panel To Rule All My Landscape Lighting
4 min read
Wrapped in Resilience
1 min read
Illustrated 2024 National Standard Plumbing Code Available
1 min read
9 Ways to Ditch Plastic
5 min read
Exciting News: ESG for Building Defining Principles Is Live!
2 min read
LEED Zero Certification Brought to the Community Level
5 min read
San Diego Wins Large Municipality Sustainability Award
3 min read
High-Performance Home: Energy Efficient is Only a Good Start
2 min read
Sustainability Superhero: RMI CEO Jon Creyts
5 min read
Why Do People Go Solar? Shade-Free Locations and Biden Incentives
1 min read
Stranded Assets
2 min read
Green Trends That Impact Quality of Life
4 min read
A Doorway to Security and Sustainability
1 min read
Building Grid Resilience Amid Climate Change
5 min read
Product Review: DIY Solar Pool Pump (Almost) Changes the Game
6 min read
Carbon Offsets for All!
2 min read
Nature Lovers Find Each Other
3 min read
Sticker Shock: Energy Bills Spur Home Buyer Remorse
7 min read
Hitting the Energy Efficiency Accelerator State by State
2 min read
IAPMO Announces 8th Emerging Water Technology Symposium
2 min read
Home Hardening is a Great Idea, But People are Fickle
4 min read
2024: Off With A Bang!
5 min read
Optimizing Design for Lower Cost High-Performance Homes
2 min read
The Complete Guide to Carbon Offsets
6 min read
Can HVAC Condensate Be Put to Work in Gardens and Showers?
4 min read
DIY Blues: 11 Reasons Not to Tile Your Own Floor
8 min read
Attend the 2024 Next Generation Water Summit
1 min read
Green Builder Media Announces AI Expansion of COGNITION Academy
2 min read
Solar-Powered Landscape Lighting Needs an Eco-Makeover (and Fast)
5 min read
Hey AI Developers, We Need Health Badgers, Not Banking Bots
4 min read
Stress Eating over Climate Change? Become a Climatarian
5 min read
Sustainability Symposium 2024: Existential Solutions
3 min read
Future of Housing with Certainty: Adapt or Be Left Behind
2 min read
Worried About E-Vehicle Battery Fires?
4 min read
Comment on Construction Practices for Potable Water Manual
1 min read
Building Code Moves Around the Nation
2 min read
Mastering the Art of Color Selection
1 min read
Half of Young Home Buyers Plan to House Hack— But Can They?
7 min read
State of the Building Industry: Trends to Note
3 min read
The Greatest Existential Threat to Our Planet: Spoiler Alert … It’s Not Climate
12 min read
Consumers Demand Energy Efficiency–and are Willing to Pay for It
2 min read
Sherwin-Williams Brings Light to Air Purifying Technology
3 min read
Consumers: By the Numbers
1 min read
Remodeling May Be Required When Young Adults Live With Parents
5 min read
Top 10 Issues That Will Impact the Building Industry in 2024
11 min read
Builders: By the Numbers
4 min read
From Building Science Experiment to Forever Home
10 min read
VISION House Sussex: The Big Reveal
7 min read
Solar Panels Enhance Midwest Home
2 min read
Air Sealing’s Role in Net Zero Homes
1 min read
The Hand of Man
7 min read
Flip It
3 min read
Exclusive Unveiling of ESG for Building!
2 min read
IAPMO Re-Ups with EPA to Improve Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems
2 min read
Net Zero ICF House Cheaper to Build Than Stick-Frame
8 min read
Gen Z Generation Flocking to Surprising Locations
4 min read
Energy Storage Algorithm Controls Electric Use Spikes in Solar House
7 min read
The End of Fossil Fuels?
2 min read
Thrive Home Builders Named Most Energy Efficient Production Home Builder
2 min read
Old School Trifecta
3 min read
High-Performance Windows Conserve Energy at Off-Grid Build
1 min read
DOE ZERH Program Keeps Energy Efficiency Simple
8 min read
Insulated Garage Door Helps Strengthen Thermal Envelope
1 min read
How Are Homeowners Faring?
2 min read
An Adaptable Energy Management System
2 min read
ZERH Attached Home Winner
7 min read
Today’s Buyers Value Proximity Over Luxury
5 min read
Energy Efficiency for a Big House
7 min read
COP 28: Force for Good or Farce?
3 min read
Stop Doomscrolling: Homeownership May Still Be an Option
7 min read
Energy-Efficient Homes at Lower Price Point
6 min read
Home Improvement CO2 Karma
5 min read
All the Trimmings
3 min read
An Evolving Green Building Community
5 min read
New Webinar: State of the Housing Industry
1 min read
Houston Adopts Updated Plumbing and Mechanical Codes
1 min read
VISION House Sussex: The Nitty Gritty
1 min read
U.S. and China In Climate Cahoots
3 min read
Law and (Sustainable) Order
6 min read
Millennials Don’t Camp, They Glamp
5 min read
For a Greater Good
9 min read
In A Resiliency State of Mind
3 min read
2023 Building Industry Eco-Leaders: Honorable Mentions
5 min read
Citrus-Based Water Softener Resolves the “Slimy” Feel of Salt-Based Systems
3 min read
Flooring: Factoring In the Way You Live
4 min read
Kohler: Innovating With Inclusion and Sustainability
3 min read
Climate Disclosure Changes Afoot
3 min read
How Do People Lower Their Carbon Footprint?
2 min read
Energy Management Giant Monitored Sustainability Long Before ESG
2 min read
VISION House Sussex: From the Ground Up
7 min read
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
4 min read
Got a Minute?
1 min read
ESG Goal: Powering Energy Independence
2 min read
Airspool’s 100 Percent DIY Solar-Hybrid Heat Pump Leapfrogs Competitors
6 min read
ESG Strategy: Sustainable Credentials, Durable Products
2 min read
Germ Warfare In New Homes
3 min read
Trane Technologies’ Gigaton Challenge
2 min read
Storage Solutions Level-Up Demonstration Home
1 min read
Decarbonization: Products Help Hit Carbon Reduction Targets
2 min read
Net Zero Carbon Homes are Here
5 min read
Geothermal Economics—Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act
1 min read
IAPMO Seeks Task Group Members for Hot Water Recirculation Committee
1 min read
Production Green Home Builder Leads With ESG
3 min read
Roadblocks and Pathways to Homeownership
8 min read
The Best New Idea on the Block
2 min read
An Unwritten Future: DuPont’s Positive Outlook on Sustainability
3 min read
Appliances as Energy Management Systems
3 min read
Reducing Friction in Electrification Adoption
2 min read
Place Making for Uncertain Times
5 min read
The Race to Net-Zero with Panasonic’s EVERVOLT Line
3 min read
Beko’s Fridge is Right-Sized for Solar Electrification
4 min read
An ADU for the Ages
4 min read
ERVs Enhance Health of Homes
4 min read
Rheem Manufacturing to Hit Ambitious Green Goals by 2025
3 min read
Green Buildings and the Forces That Shape Them
3 min read
5 LP Structural Solutions Products Newly Certified as Carbon Negative
3 min read
Decarbonization Journey: Transitioning to Carbon-Neutral Products
2 min read
Hope for the Future
2 min read
LG Electronics Addresses ESG from All Angles
3 min read
LP Leans Into “Carbon Negative” with 3rd-Party Validated Products
4 min read
How to Pick the Best Green Cabinets and Countertops
8 min read
Decoding the IRA: Financial Resources for Greening Your Home
3 min read
Veteran Effort
7 min read
Climate Week Call to Action
4 min read
Carbon Neutral Home Building: A Real-World Example
2 min read
Meritage Homes Shifts ESG Efforts Into a Higher Gear
3 min read
Dupont Innovates, Protects & Empowers In Sustainability Role
2 min read
A Guide to Tiny Homes
7 min read
3 Ways To Protect Your Home From Wildfire Smoke
6 min read
5 Ways to Cut the Energy Footprint of Your Guilty Pleasures
2 min read
Septic System Pilot Project Debuts In Navajo Nation
3 min read
Kohler’s Transformation from Sustainability to ESG
1 min read
Will “Shrinkflation” Result in Smaller New Homes?
5 min read
Empowering Net-Zero Living and Sustainable Community Development
1 min read
The Great Localizing
7 min read
How to Leverage the Inflation Reduction Act: Building Industry Edition
1 min read
Transforming our Future: Decarbonizing Steel
3 min read
VISION House Sussex: A Grand Plan
6 min read
How to Cut Your First-Year Homeownership Costs by 50%
6 min read
Wet Basement Blues, Smart Appliance Wish Lists, Tiny Food Forests
7 min read
Embracing ESG: LG Electronics’ Commitment to People and Planet
3 min read
Modular Home Company is Breaking the Mold
1 min read
Ecopsychology: More Than Just the Climate Blues
3 min read
The Future of Housing … with Certainty
3 min read
Coping with Climate Anxiety
2 min read
Sheathing Rollback, NetZero Projects, Methane Misdirection
6 min read
Panelized Homes Bring Speed and Performance to Building Industry
2 min read
The Great Re-Wilding
7 min read
What It’s Like To Live In A Multi-Generational Home
6 min read
Natural Sanctuary Spaces Top Homeowner Wish Lists
4 min read
High-Performance Home Builder Summit This October
1 min read
How to Clean Pet Fur in Your House
5 min read
Climate Activism in Action: Youth on the Rise
4 min read
Schneider Electric: Accelerating Towards Net-Zero with ESG
1 min read
It’s Time to Rethink Water Use
6 min read
Exploding Homes, Climate Lawsuit, Smoke Tied to Dementia
5 min read
The Great Re-Energization
7 min read
Cutting-Edge Technologies Form Backbone of Modular Home
2 min read
Office-to-Apartment Conversion Adds NYC Housing
4 min read
Gen Z’s Critique of Millennial Environmentalism
5 min read
Hardscapes: Architectural Jewelry for Your Backyard Master Plan
4 min read
The Economic Opportunity of Decarbonization
3 min read
InteliSense Makes for Seamless HVAC Repairs & Serviceability
2 min read
Proper Insulation Installation: Major Impact on Home Performance
6 min read
Top Neighbor Complaints, Gas-Backed Bill Rejected, Canadian Clout
4 min read
Disruption Comes to Housing: Part 2 - What
10 min read
AI and Green Building
4 min read
A High Performance Envelope with Conventional Framing
8 min read
Let’s Live In Shopping Malls
6 min read
Foundation Lowers Embodied Carbon of Home
1 min read
Green Builder Media Congratulates Our 2023 Eco-Leaders
3 min read
Webinar: The ESG Imperative
1 min read
Trees as AC, Alternative Batteries and a Net-Zero Success Story
6 min read
Millennial Dilemma: Balancing Travel with Environmental Ethics
5 min read
A Green Blueprint for Outdoor Living
5 min read
Webinar: Heroically Green–Before Building Science
1 min read
VISION House Sussex: Right Place, Right Builder
7 min read
IAPMO Earns Leadership in Water Efficiency and Conservation Award
1 min read
The Great Rehumanizing
9 min read
Full Time Van Life Is Not Cool. It’s Homelessness and Desperation.
4 min read
Roadmap to Decarbonization: Washington State Sets Example
2 min read
Should EV Chargers be Offered as Standard or Upgrade?
2 min read
A Look Inside Modular Home Building Factory
1 min read
AMOC Collapse, Instant HVAC Upgrade and Seaweed Bricks
2 min read
Millennial Power Shift
9 min read
Frying Up a Healthy and Sustainable Meal
5 min read
Should You Risk Living Without Home Insurance?
11 min read
House Structure: Systems, Not Just Sticks and Bricks
5 min read
Can Housing Save Us from the Heat?
3 min read
Smart Meter Backlash, AC Waste Heat, and Stalled Climate Solutions
7 min read