By focusing on design features, homes can benefit from lower build and ongoing operational costs and boost comfort.

Plus, increased energy efficiency ought to cut carbon emissions from homes, especially if property owners switch away from gas or oil-fired boilers, for example. Roughly one fifth of the UK’s ...

Kristen has worked as a freelance home, design and lifestyle writer since ... for saving some money and keeping our homes as energy efficient as possible. Whether you keep your thermostat at ...

The Energy Star-certified design also promises no air leakage ... water heaters and fresh air ventilation systems. Homes must use high-efficiency heating and cooling technologies, and they ...

Plus, increased energy efficiency ought to cut carbon emissions from homes, especially if property owners switch away from gas or oil-fired boilers, for example. Roughly one fifth of the UK’s ...

Daniel Colombini, architect, center. Daniel Colombini, a principal at Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, has won ...

In the evolving world of home design, windows and doors have shifted from being purely functional elements to central features that shape a home’s aesthetic, efficiency, and overall value. With ...

He said another challenge is that home appraisals generally don't account for energy efficiency or renewable-energy technologies. Woody Fincham, a residential appraiser in Charlottesville ...

EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A University of Oregon research and design team has completed construction on a prototype house that ...

Plus, increased energy efficiency ought to cut carbon emissions from homes, especially if property owners switch away from gas or oil-fired boilers, for example. Roughly one fifth of the UK’s total ...