Brian Bedwell News Today

CHICAGO -- At first glance, the scene is strikingly ordinary: just two working parents whipping up a quick family dinner. Scott Kroll stirs the pasta sauce. His wife, Clare Fauke, drops spaghetti into a pot of boiling water.

Buildings, including homes and businesses, are responsible for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, according to the U.S. EPA.

A small but growing group of early adopters are living on the clean energy frontier and reporting back on their experiences.

"We're showing that you can reclaim old buildings and turn them into really positive spaces"