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KB Home announced the opening of Meadowbrook, a new energy-efficient townhome community in Campbell, Calif.
The three-story townhomes offer up to four bedrooms and three and a half baths. The homes are engineered to be energy and water-efficient and are ENERGY STAR certified.
“With Meadowbrook, we’re bringing beautiful new townhomes to Campbell, a highly desirab...
Weather plays a critical role in the homebuilding process. According to new research from Marnella Homes, July delivers the most reliable construction weather in Portland, Maine. With average rainfall dropping to just 0.7 inches and temperatures hovering in the comfortable 70s and 80s, July offers custom home builders a narrow but critical window to accelerate foundation work...
As homebuyers increasingly prioritize sustainability, resilient building and high-performance homes, the 2025 NGBS is responding. On July 16, 2026, the 2025 NGBS introduced new alternative compliance pathways that make it easier to move beyond ENERGY STAR or DOE Efficient New Homes and achieve comprehensive green building certification.
For years, ENERGY STAR and DOE E...
The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR) Public Policy Committee released a Model Green Building Incentive Ordinance aiming to reframe the conversation around sustainability and housing. This model ordinance demonstrates that housing expansion and the pursuit of environmental responsibility can go hand in hand. The new ordinance proposes a voluntary, incentive...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) engages in advocacy across the state, local and federal levels for green building initiatives and decarbonization policies.
In June, the council focused on statewide legislation, particularly in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware.
In New Hampshire, USGBC supported a bill (