The energy saved makes them cheaper to live in, all without substantially raising building costs. Proud homeowner shares ...

A KC-area builder explained the benefits of better-built and more efficient homes amid a building code debate. KSHB 41 reporter Grant Stephens covers housing and rental costs across Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Zerillo loves the charm of his family's old-school Waldo home. But with old-school charm comes old-home problems. "It's from 1936. It's got quite a bit of character, but ...

The result was the 1978 Saskatchewan Conservation House, a cedar-clad trapezoid that cut energy usage by 85%—and helped inspire today’s globally recognized passive-house standard for building ...

The home, which we sold a few weeks ago for $1.35 million, produced 13% more energy than consumed in its first year of operation and 9% the following year. It was recognized as the first zero ...

Wild birds chirp inside a dense grove of magnolia trees shading a new home near downtown Fayetteville. The pale gray two-story Prairie-style single-family residence, appropriately named Magnolia House ...

Homes & Gardens Ideas to save energy and cut utility costs are shared at Sustainable Building Week’s free talks in Portland Updated: Oct. 05, 2023, 12:40 p.m. | Published: Oct. 05, 2023, 12:33 p.m.

An analysis for the Building Code Council by the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory says the added cost is far less — $4,763 to $6,057 for single-family homes and ...

Meanwhile, the study for the building council estimated that the code update would save owners of new single-family homes an average of 19% on their energy bills, or about $400 a year.

Now, at a time when climate change makes people think about energy use, a tribal community in Oregon is building super energy-efficient homes. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Monica Samayoa met a ...

After long-awaited updates to Louisiana’s building code, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday that the state will receive more than $1.6 million to implement them and build more energy ...