When a snowstorm rolled through Southern Maine last winter, Colin Goodson’s neighbors were dark. But inside his factory-built house, the lights remained on, the air was toasty, and the kitchen buzzed ...

Colin Goodson knows more about energy than most people. The tall, bearded Mainer is an engineer on an offshore oil drilling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. But when it came time for him to build a home in ...

Dear Jim: I saw some round and octagonal houses at a recent home show. They were very attractive outside and had uniquely shaped room layouts with sloped ceilings. Is this an energy-efficient method ...