Some Harford County high school students are learning firsthand about green homes - by building them.

The Sun's Dennis Hockman reported over the weekend that students at Harford Technical High School have been teaming up with Harford Habitat for Humanity and local volunteers to build modular homes that meet standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Last year, the fourth in which the students have been working with Habitat to build homes for needy families, they put up one that met the USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for homes.  For the home they're building this year, they started out aiming for gold certification.  But with help from local businesses and the donation of solar panels, they now hope to achieve the highest possible rating, platinum.

(Photo by Matt Button, The Aegis)