Building Green Homes
Residential New Construction
Exciting advancements in technology and building techniques can make your dream home energy efficient and comfortable.
Connecticut Green Building Council (CTGBC)
The Connecticut Green Building Council is the state chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. The CTGBC seeks to improve the quality of life in Connecticut through the promotion of intelligently designed and constructed high performance energy efficient buildings.
LEED for Homes
LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes. Benefits of a LEED home include lower energy and water bills, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and less exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins.
Building Performance Institute Inc.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) is a recognized global leader supporting the development of a highly professional building performance industry through individual and organizational credentialing and rigorous quality assurance program.
HUD's Partnership for Advanced Housing Technology
An online resource for homeowners and homebuyers, the homebuilding industry and federal agencies. PATH catalogs the best resources on advanced building technologies and practices to emerge from the decade-long public-private partnership, which ended in 2008.
Install Clean Energy at Your Home - Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
Learn about rebates and other financial incentives that are offered for installing clean energy systems such as solar electric, solar thermal, wind, and more.
Energy Star Home Improvement
Making your home more energy efficient with ENERGY STAR can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and help to protect the environment. Improving energy efficiency is also an important first step for homeowners interested in green remodeling.
Energy Star® Qualified New Homes
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.
American Lung Association's Health House
A non-profit program for home environments through consumer and builder education compaigns that model healthy building practices.
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) is one of six Building America teams that are working to achieve the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal of making zero net energy homes - homes that require no net off-site energy over the year to operate - a practical, cost-effective reality by 2020.
Consol
Information for builders, government agencies, utilities, trade associations, and developers on lowering construction costs while providing innovative ways to meet and exceed energy codes.
Advanced Energy Corporation
An organization that helps the building industry produce better products while increasing profits and avoiding callbacks. They offer great publications, particularly "Building Solutions On-line" and "High Performance Homes."
Building a Green Home
This link provides you with additional websites that may be helpful to you when building a Green Home. CT Energy Info does not endorse these sites but provides them to assist you in your green building project.
Exciting advancements in technology and building techniques can make your dream home energy efficient and comfortable.
Connecticut Green Building Council (CTGBC)
The Connecticut Green Building Council is the state chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. The CTGBC seeks to improve the quality of life in Connecticut through the promotion of intelligently designed and constructed high performance energy efficient buildings.
LEED for Homes
LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes. Benefits of a LEED home include lower energy and water bills, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and less exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins.
Building Performance Institute Inc.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) is a recognized global leader supporting the development of a highly professional building performance industry through individual and organizational credentialing and rigorous quality assurance program.
HUD's Partnership for Advanced Housing Technology
An online resource for homeowners and homebuyers, the homebuilding industry and federal agencies. PATH catalogs the best resources on advanced building technologies and practices to emerge from the decade-long public-private partnership, which ended in 2008.
Install Clean Energy at Your Home - Connecticut Clean Energy Fund
Learn about rebates and other financial incentives that are offered for installing clean energy systems such as solar electric, solar thermal, wind, and more.
Energy Star Home Improvement
Making your home more energy efficient with ENERGY STAR can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and help to protect the environment. Improving energy efficiency is also an important first step for homeowners interested in green remodeling.
Energy Star® Qualified New Homes
To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.
American Lung Association's Health House
A non-profit program for home environments through consumer and builder education compaigns that model healthy building practices.
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
The Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) is one of six Building America teams that are working to achieve the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal of making zero net energy homes - homes that require no net off-site energy over the year to operate - a practical, cost-effective reality by 2020.
Consol
Information for builders, government agencies, utilities, trade associations, and developers on lowering construction costs while providing innovative ways to meet and exceed energy codes.
Advanced Energy Corporation
An organization that helps the building industry produce better products while increasing profits and avoiding callbacks. They offer great publications, particularly "Building Solutions On-line" and "High Performance Homes."
Building a Green Home
This link provides you with additional websites that may be helpful to you when building a Green Home. CT Energy Info does not endorse these sites but provides them to assist you in your green building project.