Students with the Illinois Solar Decathlon spent more than two years designing a new net-zero home to be built in Rantoul, said Eshana Jain, president of the University of Illinois ...

In this video, I discuss the challenges of building a net zero energy home, designed to produce as much energy as it consumes annually. Key elements include a geothermal heating and cooling system, ...

There are a lot of different paths you can take to get to a net-zero home. Everything from passive homes to earthships to modular and factory built houses. You can retrofit an existing building or you ...

Designing an 8,200-square-foot home for a family of six is ambitious enough—but making it eco-friendly and able to produce ...

PORT ORCHARD -- Jake Carter stood outside a freshly built home in Harris Court, sunlight glinting off the 14 solar panels on its roof. The home is the 28th house Habitat for Humanity in Kitsap County ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — West of Ann Arbor, 143 acres of land were set to be developed into 300 homes. Instead, the property is home to 140 acres of conserved land and one carbon-negative house. The ...

YouthBuild Schenectady on Wednesday unveiled 101 Prospect St., a home completed with sustainable methods according to net-zero standards. YouthBuild is an international program designed to give poor ...

SUNY has cut its greenhouse emissions by 40% as it turns to solar and geothermal power, the agency announced. At UAlbany, ...