How This New Canaan, Connecticut Dream Home Earned its LEED Platinum Certification
LEED for Homes certification involves earning points in the eight categories listed below for a wide variety of green features. Here’s a breakdown of how this new home BPC built …
13 Best Practices for Zero Net Energy Buildings
by Marc Rosenbaum The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association With ZNEBs becoming more common in NESEA country, we can begin to codify the strategies they share. A zero net energy building …
Healthier Indoor Air, Making Every Breath Fresh and Filtered
By Cheryl Crabb The Hartford Courant, August 11, 2002 After months of renovation, Stacy Prince expects to breathe a lot easier once she and her family move back into their …
BPC Home Featured on Fine Home Building Website
The Taft School Faculty Home built by BPC Green Builders in 2014 was recently the subject of a detailed article on Fine Home Building’s website written by Kiley Jacques. The …
Greener Ways to Pack When Moving
If you are not careful about the packing materials you use, your move to a new home can be unkind to the environment. Many people buy new cardboard or plastic boxes …
PBS Newshour Video: How Climate Change is Loading the Dice for More Perilous Hurricanes
As yet another large hurricane takes aim on the US, the part climate change is playing in intensifying our weather is back again in the news. This 6-minute 14-second video is …
PBS Video: Decoding the Weather Machine
More and more destructive hurricanes. Some of the worst wildfires and droughts. Deadly heat waves and extreme rainfall. Something has changed with our weather today, and many scientists agree. As NOVA’s …
Former Governor Martin O’Malley on the Opportunities of Climate Change – Video
Climate Change Challenges are also Opportunities. Former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley believes we can use climate change as an opportunity to move towards the goal of our nation and …
Climate Change’s Best Hope Video
A friend of BPC Green Builders discovered this uplifting video on PBS about something everyone can easily do about climate change and sent us a link. This wonderful video is …
What Climate Change Will Cause
A Great Overview from the Washington Post About What to Expect An analysis article in the Washington Post by Philip Bump entitled “What Climate Change is Actually Expected to Do” …
BPC Green Builders Wins WestPort’s First Green Building Residential Award
BPC Green Builders is proud to announce that we are the first winner of the town of Westport’s Green Task Force “Building Award for Achievement in Sustainable Design and Construction”. …
Tips for Making Your Pool More Eco-Friendly
Guest Author: Jennifer Dawson, Writer for: PoolCareGuy Some people may argue that there is no such thing as an eco-friendly pool. As pool maintenance often requires the use of harmful chemicals, …
