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Green Real Estate

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Green Real Estate, from most recent to least.

Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House

Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House

Shilpi Paul | January 30th 2012 | 2 Comments

WaterShed, the University of Maryland-designed home that took top honors at the 2011 Solar Decathalon, has a surprising new owner. ... read »

Real Estate Foundation Greenprint Partners With ULI

Real Estate Foundation Greenprint Partners With ULI

Shilpi Paul | January 23rd 2012 | 1 Comment

In eco-friendly real estate news, the Greenprint Foundation joins forces with the Urban Land Institute. ... read »

Best Green Effort of Year: The Electric Car Charging Station

Best Green Effort of Year: The Electric Car Charging Station

Shilpi Paul | December 20th 2011

It will be awhile until electric cars become a common site on city roads, but the growing number of car-charging stations coming to the DC area is a... read »

Cohousing: Not Communal Living, But Close

Cohousing: Not Communal Living, But Close

Shilpi Paul | October 26th 2011 | 1 Comment

Cohousing is a rare, but intriguing housing option. UrbanTurf takes a closer look at two cohousing communities in the area. ... read »

U-Md. Designed-House Wins Top Honors at Solar Decathalon

U-Md. Designed-House Wins Top Honors at Solar Decathalon

UrbanTurf Staff | October 3rd 2011

The WaterShed house, an energy-efficient home designed by a team from the University of Maryland, took top honors at this year's Solar Decathalon.... read »

Google Invests Big in Solar-Powered Homes

Google Invests Big in Solar-Powered Homes

UrbanTurf Staff | September 27th 2011 | 2 Comments

The search engine giant may not be helping provide electricity to your home now, but a company announcement today made it seem like that could become... read »

Ground Breaks on DC’s First Passive House in Deanwood

Ground Breaks on DC’s First Passive House in Deanwood

Mark Wellborn | June 29th 2011

This morning, there was a ceremonial ground breaking in Deanwood on what will be one of DC's first passive houses. ... read »

Audit Finds Problems With Government’s Tax Credit Program

Audit Finds Problems With Government’s Tax Credit Program

UrbanTurf Staff | May 30th 2011

In his latest column, long-time housing columnist Kenneth Harney writes that an audit has found a number of problems with the government's tax credit... read »

1724 Park Road: Mount Pleasant’s New Solar Condos

1724 Park Road: Mount Pleasant’s New Solar Condos

UrbanTurf Staff | May 23rd 2011 | 3 Comments

A new four-unit condo project quietly hit the market in Mount Pleasant this past weekend, and it doesn't look much different from its neighbors. At... read »

This Week’s Find: Alexandria Energy-Efficiency Before It Was Trendy

This Week’s Find: Alexandria Energy-Efficiency Before It Was Trendy

Mark Wellborn | May 12th 2011

This Week's Find is a custom 5,000 square-foot home that was built to be energy-efficient before it was the norm in the home building industry. ... read »

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Neighborhood Profiles more »

Friendship Heights: A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live

Friendship Heights: A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live

Shilpi Paul
February 3rd | 1 Comment

If living in a city means enjoying a walkable neighborhood, having retail and public transportation... read »

Editor's Choice more »

Rents Will Fall in the DC Area, But Not By That Much

Rents Will Fall in the DC Area, But Not By That Much

Mark Wellborn
January 26th | 5 Comments

A strong apartment delivery schedule over the next few years will mean that rents will go down. But... read »

New Condo Profiles more »

EYA To Build Waterfront Luxury Condos in Old Town

EYA To Build Waterfront Luxury Condos in Old Town

Shilpi Paul
January 27th | 0 Comments

EYA CEO Bob Youngentob told UrbanTurf today that the firm will start construction on a 60-unit... read »

The DC Condo Market more »

New Renderings for JBG’s Florida Ave. Project; Reatig Redesign

New Renderings for JBG’s Florida Ave. Project; Reatig Redesign

Shilpi Paul
February 3rd | 6 Comments

UrbanTurf has received the latest renderings for JBG's Florida Avenue project, as well as updates... read »

Green Real Estate more »

Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House

Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House

Shilpi Paul
January 30th | 2 Comments

WaterShed, the University of Maryland-designed home that took top honors at the 2011 Solar... read »

Deal of the Week more »

Deal of the Week: Gone in a Blink of an Eye

Deal of the Week: Gone in a Blink of an Eye

UrbanTurf Staff
January 17th | 3 Comments

About a month ago, UrbanTurf featured a three-bedroom home on 13th Street as a Deal of the Week.... read »

Renting more »

The Increase in DC Rents Is Slowing Down

The Increase in DC Rents Is Slowing Down

UrbanTurf Staff
January 3rd | 6 Comments

DC area rents are still on the rise, but not surging like they have done in years past, and that... read »

Market Watch more »

Market Watch: Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle

Market Watch: Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle

Keith Gibbons
November 28th | 5 Comments

Housing Market Watch returns this week after a little hiatus as Keith Gibbons takes a closer look... read »

Unique Spaces more »

Unique Spaces: The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse

The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse

Mark Wellborn
September 22nd | 0 Comments

These days, it is not that uncommon for a former school or a church in the DC area to be put up for... read »

This Week's Find more »

This Week’s Find: A Co-op For a Chef in a Classic Wardman

A Co-op For a Chef in a Classic Wardman

Shilpi Paul
February 2nd | 1 Comment

Thanks to a few renovations, the owners of This Week's Find brought style, space and multiple... read »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks more »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: $330 a Month in Rent in DC?

$330 a Month in Rent in DC?

UrbanTurf Staff
January 24th | 6 Comments

In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader inquires as to whether or not the type of... read »

What X Buys You more »

What $700,000 Buys You: The Colonial Edition

What $700,000 Buys You: The Colonial Edition

Shilpi Paul
January 24th | 0 Comments

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at colonial-style homes on the market in the... read »

Best New Listings more »

Best New Listings: The $1 Million Edition

Best New Listings: The $1 Million Edition (Week of Feb 3rd)

Shilpi Paul
February 3rd | 0 Comments

In this week's special edition of Best New Listings, we look at homes that recently hit the market... read »

Luxury Real Estate more »

DC’s Most Expensive Homes Not as Pricey As They Used to Be

DC’s Most Expensive Homes Not as Pricey As They Used to Be

UrbanTurf Staff
January 30th | 3 Comments

A new house recently hit the market in DC for $11.9 million, making it the second most expensive... read »

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