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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Leads Nation in LEED-Certified Residential Construction

By Heather Hunter / September 27, 2017 /

Dallas earned a gold star for green building! A new report by Abodo.com ranks the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex tops for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified residential building. In fact, Texas leads the nation with the most LEED-certified residential construction projects by a substantial margin. With 6,945 LEED-certified residential projects underway in Texas, more than…

Study Finds Green Homes in Texas Worth $25,000 More in Resale Value

By Heather Hunter / July 11, 2017 /

If you’re passing off eco-friendly home building as a trend that’s not worth the up-front investment, you might need to think again. The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Green Building Council released a report finding that, not only are green homes worth more in resale, new homes in Texas built to LEED…