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Zillow automates climate risk information as flooding expands beyond traditional places during Helene

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Zillow recently announced that it now automates the tracking of climate risks as the unsettling reality of flooding expanding into unexpected areas becomes more apparent [...]
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Improving water quality: New US report shows fluoride-linked mental health issues

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When it comes to residential green buildings, water quality is a crucial consideration. We often focus on water conservation and preventing moisture issues [...]
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Does ENERGY STAR certify microwaves? No, but..

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The ENERGY STAR Program has released a new technical bulletin on microwaves, and you might be thinking, does ENERGY STAR certify microwaves? Well, no [...]
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Second Year Inflation Reduction Act Anniversary: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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There is a lot to celebrate in regard to the funds distributed through the Inflation Reduction Act, though there are also challenges [...]
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September 24 Green Home & Sustainability Job Alerts

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Featured GHI member jobs – Chief Program Officer, Slipstream, Chicago IL, Senior Building Performance Analyst, dbHMS, Chicago IL [...]
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Funding to Add Insulation While Re-Siding

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We are collaborating with the federal agency Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) to offer up to $9,000 to homeowners or housing developers [...]
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Join us at Chicago Build 2024 Oct 22nd and 23rd | Workshop & Networking

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Join our Executive Director, José Reyna, at Chicago Build 2024 along with some GHI members and supporters, including Habitat for Humanity Kent County Construction [...]
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Did you see the new WaterSense toilet standard?

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EPA says you can save 13,000 gallons of water if you replace to a water sense toilet
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How To Do LEED for Homes Renovations & Improvements

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In the past, LEED was very difficult to achieve in existing homes because it required a full gut rehab with all drywall being torn out and [...]
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