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Policy
What Builders Lose If ENERGY STAR Gets Eliminated In EPA Cuts
A sudden move to sunset the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program threatens to unravel 30 years of progress, hitting homebuilders hard — just when they need every edge to close a sale ... and every reason to keep building higher performance homes.
Policy
What Trump's 2nd Coming May Mean For High-Performance Homes
With President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January, contributor Ryan Meres outlines what builders need to pay attention to when it comes to energy-efficient tax credits and building codes.
Policy
Energy-Efficient Tax Credit Changes Are Coming: Ready Or Not?
To comply with adjustments to the 45L New Energy Efficient Home tax credits, here’s what homebuilders need to know now.
Leadership
Thrive, Mandalay, Lennar, KB Take Top HERS Score Honors
The two privately-held operators and two publics earned top prizes in the 2023 RESNET Cross Border Home Builder Challenge, a competition designed to promote wider use of the HERS® (Home Energy Rating System) as a single-source-of-truth energy performance industry standard.
Policy
How To Maximize Incentives And Value For Energy-Efficient New Homes
Engaging with energy efficiency experts can help unlock myriad benefits for new-home builders.





energy-efficient design
Policy 05.09.25
What Builders Lose If ENERGY STAR Gets Eliminated In EPA Cuts
A sudden move to sunset the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program threatens to unravel 30 years of progress, hitting homebuilders hard — just when they need every edge to close a sale ... and every reason to keep building higher performance homes.
Policy 12.19.24
What Trump's 2nd Coming May Mean For High-Performance Homes
With President-elect Donald Trump taking office in January, contributor Ryan Meres outlines what builders need to pay attention to when it comes to energy-efficient tax credits and building codes.
Policy 02.09.24
Energy-Efficient Tax Credit Changes Are Coming: Ready Or Not?
To comply with adjustments to the 45L New Energy Efficient Home tax credits, here’s what homebuilders need to know now.
Leadership 12.15.23
Thrive, Mandalay, Lennar, KB Take Top HERS Score Honors
The two privately-held operators and two publics earned top prizes in the 2023 RESNET Cross Border Home Builder Challenge, a competition designed to promote wider use of the HERS® (Home Energy Rating System) as a single-source-of-truth energy performance industry standard.
Policy 12.10.23
How To Maximize Incentives And Value For Energy-Efficient New Homes
Engaging with energy efficiency experts can help unlock myriad benefits for new-home builders.