Published: March 4, 2011
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, Barbara Klug-Sieja, Department of Energy, DES, Division of Energy Services, DOE, Energy Star, Mike Rothman, Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, weatherization, Weatherization Assistance Program, weatherizing
By Caley Clinton and Bob Geiger, Dolan Media Wisconsin is on pace to meet its goal of weatherizing 23,243 homes by the end of June, but it could always do more, according to officials from the state’s Division of Energy Services. Between July 1, 2009 and Jan. 31, 2011, more than 20,500 homes in Wisconsin [...]
Published: November 9, 2010
Tags: City Row Apartments, Energy Star, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Focus on Energy, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Madison, Madison Gas and Electric, Stone House Development, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC
By James Briggs A Madison apartment complex that opened this fall has been labeled one of the nation’s most energy-efficient residential buildings. But the label is from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency instead of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. City Row Apartments, an 83-unit complex in downtown Madison [...]
Published: November 5, 2010
Tags: City Row Apartments, Energy Star, energy-efficient, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A recently built apartment building in Madison has earned the Energy Star label from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. City Row Apartments uses renewable energy with a solar electric system and two solar hot water systems. It’s Wisconsin’s first Energy Star multifamily high-rise building. The EPA has approved a limited multifamily [...]
Published: July 20, 2010
Tags: energy efficiency, Energy Star, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Kohl's, U.S. Department of Energy
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A southeastern Wisconsin company is being honored for its energy efficiency. According to Kohl’s Department Stores, its Menomonee Falls store is its 500th location to earn the Energy Star label from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy. Commercial buildings that earn the label rate in the [...]
Published: January 23, 2010
Tags: Beazer Homes USA Inc., Better Homes and Gardens, Broan-NuTone, CertainTeed Corp., Dow Chemical, Energy Star, homebuilding products, housing, International Builders' Show, National Association of Home Builders, New American Home, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
By Alex Veiga AP Real Estate Writer Las Vegas — Think of it as the shrinking American dream. What’s out: Outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, two-story foyers and deluxe bathroom features such as multiple showerheads in the master bathroom. What’s in: Smaller homes with lots of natural light, storage and energy efficiency features that save money [...]
Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, CCH, Energy Department, Energy Star, home energy efficiency, Internal Revenue Service
By Carole Feldman AP Writer Washington (AP)— Improving homes’ energy efficiency not only can cut homeowners’ energy costs, it can reduce their tax bills. The tax credit for energy-efficient windows or doors, air conditioners or furnaces, or other energy-saving improvements disappeared in 2008, but returned for 2009 and 2010 — at an even higher value. [...]
Published: October 5, 2009
Tags: Coca Cola Bottling Company, Eco Carolinas certification, Energy Star, Environmental Carolinas, Garmon & Company, Graebel Van Lines, International Organization for Standardization, Mecklenburg County, Pippin Home Designs, TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, U.S. Green Building Council
Austin Light Dolan Media Newswires Charlotte, NC — Nobody is saying Neil Swiacki isn’t green, but some Charlotte-area environmentalists doubt the value of the sustainability certifications he is handing out. In fact, those environmentalists warn that his awards, bestowed only after a company pays $795 to take a self-assessment survey, are an example of the [...]
Published: September 30, 2009
Tags: Classic Homes, Energy Star, G.J. Gardner Custom Homes, Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs, International Builder Show, National Association of Home Builders
Becky Hurley Dolan Media Newswires Colorado Springs, CO — “Jewel box” homes — well-appointed new homes, often on smaller lots with floor plans ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 square feet — represent a growing trend in residential real estate. And while some consumers are interested in energy efficiency, price is often their primary concern, homebuilders [...]
