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Does ENERGY STAR certify microwaves? No, but..

The ENERGY STAR Program has released a new technical bulletin on microwaves, and you might be thinking, does ENERGY STAR certify microwaves? Well, no [...]

Second Year Inflation Reduction Act Anniversary: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

There is a lot to celebrate in regard to the funds distributed through the Inflation Reduction Act, though there are also challenges [...]

September 24 Green Home & Sustainability Job Alerts

Featured GHI member jobs – Chief Program Officer, Slipstream, Chicago IL, Senior Building Performance Analyst, dbHMS, Chicago IL [...]

Funding to Add Insulation While Re-Siding

We are collaborating with the federal agency Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) to offer up to $9,000 to homeowners or housing developers [...]

Join us at Chicago Build 2024 Oct 22nd and 23rd | Workshop & Networking

Join our Executive Director, José Reyna, at Chicago Build 2024 along with some GHI members and supporters, including Habitat for Humanity Kent County Construction [...]

Did you see the new WaterSense toilet standard?

EPA says you can save 13,000 gallons of water if you replace to a water sense toilet

How To Do LEED for Homes Renovations & Improvements

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 [...]

GreenHome & Sustainability Jobs August 2024

Each Month we put out Green Home & Sustainability Job Alerts [...]

DOE launches zero emissions building definition how do existing homes benefit

Having a zero-emission home is important to save money and improve comfort and health while reducing your impact on the environment [...]