A Collection of the Most Energy-Efficient Windows and Doors

If you’re looking for a product that’s eligible for the tax credit or just want to save your buyers energy and money, these windows and doors are for you.

New glazing technology has created a generation of super-efficient windows and doors.

American Solar Energy Society

A national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment.

Solar Rating and Certification Corporation

The Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) was incorporated as a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is the development and implementation of certification programs and national rating standards for solar energy equipment.

Propane-Enhanced Solar Water Heating

1.0 LU HSW/SD

You will be able to explain why supplemental energy is often required to support... Take the course.

Posted:: December, 2010
Subject(s):: Water Heaters
Sponsor:: Propane Education and Research Council
Certification(s):: AIA, USGBC, NAHB, NARI

Solar Heating

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Eugene, Ore.
University of Maryland Wins Solar Decathlon 2011

Purdue University and New Zealand (Victoria University of Wellington) take second and third place in the biennial competition.
Solar Decathlon Launches at West Potomac Park

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A North Carolina builder creates a smarter stock house plan.
Feature: Absolute Zero

In most endeavors, striving for a score of zero is a fool's errand. SteveIn green home building, however, it is the gold standard. The trick is to keep it from becoming fool's gold.
With Solar Thermal, Condo Complex Expects Residents to Save Thousands

The new water-heating systems are also expected to take a big bite out of the complex’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Meritage Chooses PVT Solar Nationwide

In what both companies are calling the first agreement of its kind, Phoenix-based Meritage Homes Corp. (NYSE:MTH) has chosen PVT Solar of Berkeley, Calif. as its exclusive provider of photovoltaic solar power generation systems nationwide. The announcement of what the parties are formally calling a...
Tech Spec: The Siren Song of Solar

The dollars and sense of scaling solar energy in new homes.
New Meritage Community Offers Affordable Energy Efficiency

Lyon’s Gate in Gilbert, Ariz., illustrates benefits of trade partner cooperation in green building initiatives.
Meritage Opens a Super High-Efficiency Arizona Community

Just a couple years back, anyone who said they could build a $180,000, 1,600 square-foot house that featured foam insulation inside a high-performance wall system, high-efficiency solar-powered HVAC and water heating , a weather sensing irrigation and water management system, and home-control...