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• Patience About to Pay Off for Inventors of Green Product

   

• Honeywell’s Home Wind Turbine Goes on Sale

   

• Sanyo Brings Energy-Efficient Improved Solar Panels to the U.S.

   

• Consumer Survey of Chicago Homeowners Reveals Primary Motivations for Making Homes More Energy Efficient

   

• As You See It: Are Freedom and Building Science Incompatible?

   

• The Ductopus or the Centipede — Which HVAC Duct System Is Better?

   

• Can Conditioned Attics Be Too Big?

   

• Study Finds That Solar Panels Increase Home Values

   

• EPA to Examine Health Concerns Over Two Spray-Foam Chemicals

   

• Maryland First State to Approve International Green Construction Code

   

• Home Energy Upgrades Get U.S.-Backed Loans

   

• Remodelers Tackle National Green Building Standard Revision

   

• Mortgage Applications Rise 5.3%

   

• Spring Brings a Muted Bounce off the Bottom for Starts and Permits

   

• Existing Home Sales Rise in March

   

• Value of Green Homes Often Lost on Appraisers

   

• EPA Issues Fines for Lead Rule Violations

  One company pays nearly $20K for failing to provide information — i.e., the agency's "Renovate Right" brochure — to some homeowners. That company is not alone.

   

• Three Ways to Make Energy Efficiency Emotional

   

• The Future of Green Building: Integrating Solar Power Into Glazing

   

• Insulation That Works