Real Estate and Housing (Residential) – Page 121

A House That Is as Green as It Gets

A down-to-earth couple in California asked for a structure that was guaranteed to be net-zero energy.

By Zahid Sardar

A program that builds small energy-efficient houses in the backyards of Seattle residents is helping to address a persistent problem.

By Jane Margolies

Not necessarily. Two new books offer some advice on what to expect when you decide to leave your lawn behind.

By Margaret Roach

Why would a modernist house in a Melbourne suburb need an inverted ha-ha? (And what is a ha-ha, anyway?)

By Tim McKeough