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April 29, 2023 Vol.17 No.63

Here is the LATEST Magazine & Newsletter presented by: Top Green Home Building News HUD and USDA Announce Adoption of Minimum Energy Standards for New Homes The Minimum Energy Standards expand housing affordability, minimize health risks, and improves resilience of homes during extreme weather events. Read More  Eco-Friendly Sales Features on the Rise Right Now In 2018, there were 76,335 listings with prominent eco terms in the language, but by 2023, that number had jumped to 150,388. Read More  New Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Released For FHA-insured or HUD-assisted multifamily properties, the new FFRMS requires a complicated, three-tiered process for determining the extent of the FFRMS floodplain, with... Read More  Hormann Hormann's 65 year worldwide presence, at the time, extended to North America in 2006 with the purchase of residential and commercial sectional door manufacturer, GADCO, located in Montgomery, Illinois. Since then, Hörmann has continued to expand their presence in the North American residential and commercial sectional door and high performance door markets with the purchase of three additional high-profile door manufacturers: Flexon, Inc., Northwest Door, and TNR Industrial Doors. www.nwdusa.com Read More West Fraser West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. From responsibly sourced and sustainably managed forest resources, the Company produces lumber, engineered wood (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, particleboard), and other products including pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and renewable energy. West Fraser’s products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, papers, tissue and box materials. www.westfraser.com Read More Bio Microbics BioMicrobics is a global leader of advanced wastewater, water, greywater and stormwater treatment systems. Our award-winning products and proven performance solutions are certified for BETTER sustainable water management. BioMicrobics solutions are pre-engineered, pre-packaged and scalable from 150 GPD to 2,000,000 GPD flows. www.biomicrobics.com Read More Green Home Builder 2024 ECO-SOURCEBOOK is LIVE The 2024 issue of Green Home Builder Magazine's ECO-SOURCEBOOK is online now. Read More Green Home Builder Magazine NGBS Green Certification Program Seeks New Verifier Candidates The NGBS Green certification program is seeking new verifiers to support the program’s continued growth. With over 500,000 homes certified to the ICC-700 National Green... Read More  KB Home Releases 2023 Sustainability Report The homebuilder’s 17th annual report details another landmark year distinguished by significant strides in sustainability that raised the standard for the industry. Read More  The Lure of Sustainable Living Through World’s First IWBI-Certified Home The world's first IWBI-certified home, located in Miami, Florida, prioritizes health with a sustainable design. It has no insulation in living spaces or drywall. Read More  How to Boost Home Performance and Durability with Foundation Vapor Protection Now aligned with this objective are the self-educated homeowners and prospective buyers who are demanding high-performance homes. Because of this, builders... Read More  Earth-Friendly Building: Sustainable Resilience Strategies Green homes go beyond lessening their environmental impact; they also actively mitigate the effects of the environment upon them. All homes can face... Read More  Vegas Luxury Embraces Green Homebuilding Net-zero energy homebuilding has been gaining popularity with luxury designers as they push new boundaries to deliver cutting-edge performance homes to their clients. Read More  Sustainable Home Projects Help Build a Greener Future Arguably, we as a society are to blame for the current condition of our planet. Hotter temperatures, severe storms, and rising sea levels are just a few of the major effects of the climate... Read More  Architectural Studio Designs Climate-Proof Mirrored Homes Architectural studio Inaba Williams Architecture designed two climate-proof, net-zero-energy mirrored homes in Santa Monica, California, earning praise for their sleek, minimalist look. Read More  Benefits of Net Zero Research for the project’s annual Socio-Economic Impact Report shows that it is not enough simply to spend money. The project has had to develop human and industrial capacity so... Read More

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