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KB Home’s Primera Terra Wins 2011 LEED for Homes Award – Yahoo Finance

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– KB Home’s (NYSE:KBH – News) Primera Terra community has been honored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) with a 2011 LEED ® for Homes award. The LEED Platinum project, one of the largest in California, was … Continue reading

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Serious Energy Partners With U.S. Green Building Council – Marketwatch

In addition, more than 12,000 homes have been certified under the LEED for Homes rating system, with nearly 58,000 more homes registered. By using less energy, LEED-certified buildings save money for families, businesses and taxpayers … New House News Link

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Want to Build Green? Start by Thinking Small. – ThomasNet Industrial News Room

The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes program and the NAHB National Green Building Program both reward smaller home sizes (see this comparison of the programs by the Vermont Green Home Alliance). NAHB penalizes (i.e., makes it hard … … Continue reading

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Penick Garden Cottage Earns ‘Green’ Certification – pilot.com

The new 10-bedroom Garden Cottage at Penick Village in Southern Pines was recently awarded LEED silver certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes program. Designed by CJMW Architecture, the Blanche Robertson Garden … New House News Link

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Pima County exports its LEED green building expertise – Tucson Citizen

The County’s department is one of 39 LEED for Homes Providers in the nation and the only government jurisdiction to have this designation from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED for … Continue reading

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U.S. Green Building Council Launches Multifamily Midrise Design Competition – RealEstateRama

Based on USGBC’s LEED for Homes Multifamily Midrise green rating system, the competition presents specialists and students a special opportunity to present their solutions for sustainable design for multifamily buildings of 4 to six stories. New Home News Link

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Pulte Got Taxpayer $$ to Create Jobs–But Didn’t – DAILY KOS

Ben Horowitz from Painter and Allied Trades ( IUPAT ) District Council 15, sends us this report from Michigan I want to share. In Romulus, Mich., seven community members linked arms and refused to leave the street outside the Detroit … Continue reading

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Green Home Building Passes 10,000 LEED-certified Home Milestone – Contracting Business

More than 10,000 homes across the U.S. have earned LEED certification by way of the LEED for Homes program, according to the U.S. Green Creating Council (USGBC). LEED-certified residence projects span the residential market, from multi- and single-family … New … Continue reading

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Latest Toll Brothers News

Dixon suggests single-member districts Within seconds of Monday’s Flower Mound Town Council meeting being called to order, Councilman Steve Dixon suggested the town staff look into the possibility of the council shifting to single-member districts. Read more on Flower Mound … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz City Council OKs subdivision changes, redevelopment spending – San Jose Mercury News

Santa Cruz City Council OKs subdivision changes, redevelopment spendingSan Jose Mercury NewsThe plant society agreed to changes made by the new developer and owner, KB Home, that preserves half the property as open space and increases the spineflower habitat to … Continue reading

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