The Value of Your Time
The latest Housing 2.0 webinar recording is available and is a good use of an hour of your time....
Mike Collignon
Mike Collignon, author of our Code Watch and Housing 2.0 Program Manager, is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Green Builder Coalition, a not-for-profit association dedicated to amplifying the voice of green builders and professionals to drive advocacy and education for more sustainable homebuilding practices.
Where Do We Go From Here?
The ICC has allowed the IECC development process to be manipulated by one of its strategic...
To Ban or Not to Ban
Whether a jurisdiction has started talking about a natural gas ban or not, if they’re striving...
Green Builder Coalition Nearing WaterSense Certification
The home building industry’s first and longest-running water rating system has applied to be a Home...
Is the HVAC Industry Ready to Shift From Gas to Electric?
Achieving a net-zero, all-electric built environment is essential in the quest to curb carbon...
DOE Issues Model Energy Code Determinations
Here’s how new energy codes will increase energy efficiency in residential and commercial...
Making It Theirs
Housing 2.0 participants have quickly grasped the hands-on information aspect of the program and...
Thinking of the Next Generation of the Building Industry
The Housing 2.0 program is for those who understand that norm-altering techniques and methods are...
New Jersey Approves EV-Ready Home Requirement
New Jersey moves the needle on an important home feature that helps new homes go all-electric. An...
Builder Groups Aim to Undermine Recent Vote for Stricter Codes
Anti-regulatory lobbyists from building industry groups hope to pull off a code-killing coup in...
Austin Uses Code to Protect Against Wildfire
Austin became the first major city in Texas to adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code in...
Vancouver, B.C., Tries Zero Emissions Space and Water Heating
Vancouver’s city council approved recommended amendments/updates to building bylaws titled “Climate...