Green Design
Green Design
DOE’s Energy Star Program To Sell Upgrades
The Energy Star Home Upgrade consists of six high-impact, energy-efficient improvements for houses
Working Toward Affordable, Resilient Homes
A new natural disaster protection act from NAHB aims to support hazard mitigation projects
Design
Client Design Choices in the Time of Social Media and AI
Social media speeds up the trend cycles, and now artificially created images are falling into homeowners' hands
Products
Innovative Products: A DIY Solar Solution Ready in Minutes
A DIY solar option
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Webinar: 20th-Century Home, 21st-Century Performance
Learn all about high-performance home renovations through The New American Remodel 2022.
How to Enhance a Remodel's Design, Layout with Feng Shui
Joanna Lily Wong shares her tips on how to balance a room's layout to bring calmness in a space with Feng shui principles.
How Can Remodelers Use Biophilic Design to Connect With Homeowners?
With the rise of personalization and organic design during the pandemic, biophilia has had a moment in remodeling projects. Will it last?
Behind the Walls: The New American Remodel 2021
The E2 team set out to make the performance, comfort and health of this year’s New American Remodel as cutting-edge as its architecture. Here’s how they did it.
Achieving Zero Net Energy: A Path Through Propane?
Propane may be a surprise player in green building's quest for zero-net-energy homes.
3 Materials That May Forever Change the Home’s Makeup
With price spikes and shortages of traditional building materials, it may be time to start considering non-traditional ones
Nominations Open For 2021 Innovative Showroom Awards
NKBA's annual Innovative Showroom Awards (because of the pandemic) are expected to be particularly interesting this year
Green Design
4 Ways to Get Green Buy-In
Get clients onboard for greener material and product options
Green Design
How to Pick an NGBS Certification Path Based on 2020 Remodeling Updates
The 2020 National Green Building Standard’s new prescriptive path allows potential certification regardless of existing conditions