10 Common Failures in LEED for Homes Projects

Green rater Andrea Foss was on a worksite with a developer who had just failed several items on her LEED for Homes inspection when she came up with the idea for a list of 10 common failures in LEED projects. Presenting at an educational session at the recent Greenbuild Conference, Foss, managing partner of Washington, [...]

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Energy efficient house under way on Mobile Bay

POINT CLEAR, Ala. – Neil and Ashley Johnston wanted their new house on Mobile Bay to be energy efficient and less costly to insure. Most of all, they wanted it to withstand storms.

Their bayfront home in Point Clear was built using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, guidelines developed by the U.S. [...]

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New LEED Standard Library Building at Historically Black University Protected by Spray Foam Insulation

MOUNT AIRY, NC – August 25, 2011 – One of Norfolk State University’s largest new building projects, the 132,000 square feet Lyman Beecher Brooks Library, promises to be a healthier and more comfortable place to study, learn and meet, thanks to help from InsulBloc spray foam insulation by NCFI Polyurethanes. more

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John Marshall Custome Homes builds LEED Silver home in North Carolina

A house constructed by John Marshall Custom Homes at 631 James Alexander Way in Davidson in North Carolina has secured LEED Silver certification from the US Green Building Council. more

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