Year: 2022

Governor Hochul Announces $104 Million Awarded to 16 Developments Across New York to Provide 864 Affordable Homes All 16 projects are required to meet green building standards as part of Homes and Community Renewal’s efforts to achieve the goals set by the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Read More Governor Kathy Hochul https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-104-million-awarded-16-developments-across-new-york-provide-864

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U.S. Awards $40M to Make Homes More Energy Efficient The funding from the Weatherization Assistance Programme has been granted to 21 organizations and five state agencies to repair, electrify and weatherise homes and help save families money on their energy bills Read More Energy Live News https://www.energylivenews.com/2022/07/11/us-awards-40m-to-make-homes-more-energy-efficient/

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The Woodlands Becomes World’s Largest Master Planned Community to Achieve Leed Precertification The Howard Hughes Corporation announced that two of its award-winning master planned communities have earned LEED precertification by the U.S. Green Building Council, becoming the first… Read More PR Newswire https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-woodlands-becomes-worlds-largest-master-planned-community-to-achieve-leed-precertification-301584393.html

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DOE Funds Toledo Project to Expand Clean Energy Industry The DOE awarded more than $1.9 million to focus on weatherizing homes in historically disadvantaged communities. Read More 13 ABC https://www.13abc.com/2022/07/08/doe-funds-toledo-project-expand-clean-energy-industry/

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Cement Have Doubled While nations worldwide have been making pledges to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and have made some progress in decarbonizing energy and transportation, one source of emissions just keeps growing: cement. Read More Treehugger https://www.treehugger.com/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-doubled-in-20-years-5525653

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The Net-Zero Building Technique That Creates More Energy Than it Consumes Net-zero eliminates the use of fossil fuels like natural gas in homes by swapping in electric options, powered by on-site energy solutions like solar panels and wind turbines. Read More Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/net-zero-energy-efficient-homes-luxury-real-estate-2022-7

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Work Complete on $25.7M Southbridge Senior Housing Project The project was also designed to achieve Enterprise Green Communities certification, issued by Enterprise Community Partners Inc., a national housing nonprofit in Maryland. Read More Worcester Business Journal https://www.wbjournal.com/article/work-complete-on-257m-southbridge-senior-housing-project

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KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Birchwood Grove All new KB homes are designed to deliver an enhanced indoor environment and include high performance ventilation systems, low- or zero-VOC products and other features guided by the EPA’s Indoor airPLUS standards. Read More Business Wire https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220706005266/en/KB-Home-Announces-the-Grand-Opening-of-Birchwood-Grove-a-New-home-Community-in-Fuquay-Varina-North-Carolina

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Lumber Prices-Which Warned Us About Inflation Over a Year Ago-are Again Trying to Tell Us Something Lumber prices hit a record $1,607 per thousand board feet in May 2021. Twelve months later, lumber prices have collapsed, now going for $648, a more than 50% decrease from $1,464 in March. Read More Fortune https://fortune.com/2022/07/09/lumber-price-bubble-housing-market-has-inflation-peaked/

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Construction Unemployment Low but Job Creation Slows The construction industry added 13,000 jobs in June, lower than the 34,000 reported in May. Read More Housing Wire https://www.housingwire.com/articles/us-jobs-report-construction-unemployment-low-but-job-creation-slows/

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