Table of Contents

EDITOR'S NOTE

• More Than Enough

  Sustainable development may be in vogue today, but over-consumption has driven the market for the last two decades.

   

• Start Small, But Start

  Building sustainable homes makes sense any way you look at it.

   

GREENHOUSE

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  Green and Affordable

  Seattle’s Croft Place Townhomes effectively incorporate a high green standard into low-income rental housing.

   

• Upping the Ante

  Three green-minded communities raise the bar for energy use and resource efficiency.

   
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  Shades of Green

  As consumers tire of greenwashing practices, both products and homes are being required to substantiate the green claims they make.

   

BUSINESS UPDATE

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  To Go Green, or Not To Go Green

  Home builders will be building green, ready or not.

   

PRODUCTS

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  Green Pieces

  A sustainable house is the sum of its many, many parts.

   

NATIONAL BEAT

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  New to Who?

  For years, home builders have led the charge for green and energy-efficient innovation.

   

• A Greener Standard

  The National Green Building Standard is working toward ANSI approval.

   

SEIDERS' ECONOMY

• Recipe for Recovery

  The U.S. housing market has moved some distance on the road to recovery, but there still are vital steps that must be taken.

   

OTHER ARTICLES

• A Conversation With Green Architect Peter Pfeiffer

  Green pioneer Peter Pfeiffer talks about the future of home building, the green movement, and the looming energy crisis.

   
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  No House is an Island

  Is a green-built home in a sea of suburbia truly sustainable?

   
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  Getting There From Here

  Plenty of builders have the desire to build more sustainably but just aren’t sure where to start. Builder asked a handful of experts to weigh in on the subject.

   
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  Bleak Assessments

  Economic and environmental experts see problems and solutions in terms of changing personal behaviors.

   
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  The Greener Good

  A radical shift toward sustainable practices may be the housing industry’s saving grace.

   
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  Marketing the Message

  Builders who have made a commitment to sustainability say that their marketing efforts focus more on education than persuasion.

   
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  Pushing Toward Zero

  What’s it take for a builder to go green? It starts with a desire to learn and a willingness to push the envelope.

   
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  Site Matters

  No conversation about green building can commence without a discussion about the site.

   

• A Conversation with Green Pioneer Tom Hoyt

  Tom Hoyt has been committed to sustainable building practices for decades. Over the years, some things have gotten easier, such as the availability of green products. Others, most notably unwieldy zoning and building codes, have produced new headaches. Whatever the challenges, they're worth the...

   

• Is Change Possible?

  Production builders are regularly accused of having no environmental conscience when it comes to their construction practices. But market forces are changing that.