Green Home & Building

It’s not just the dinosaurs that are bringing visitors to the remodeled Natural History Museum of Utah—folks want to tour the building’s green features, too.

Two California utilities rise to the “Green Button” challenge posed by the Obama administration and begin providing electricity usage info online at a glance.

A new hotel and conference center in Denmark, constructed of recylable materials, asks, “What would it be like to live in a world without waste?”

Johnson Controls says it will do upgrades at Fort Bliss, in Texas, using energy savings performance contracts that require no upfront expense.

The Water Saver is a device that could inspire savings by attaching to your hose and telling you how much water you’re using to water your lawn or wash the car.

A newly passed Pentagon funding bill makes it more complicated for the military to pursue high-level LEED certifications, but apparently not impossible.

Verizon jumps into the crowded home energy management and monitoring space with a favorable price point, but may face an uphill climb in gaining market share.

NRDC introduces readers to Technical Consumer Products, an Ohio money-saving lighting business that is revolutionizing the way consumers think about light in their homes.

In its latest column with us, one of EDF’s 2011 Climate Corps fellows talks about how she is working with a college to try and make it a greener place to be.

Energy solutions company EcoWatt announced its XRP-Lite, a residential and small commercial device that “guarantees” a 15% reduction in utility bills.

Accessory dwelling units allow for low energy costs and that little needed extra space for a workshop or extra bedroom. We check one out in Portland.