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Rendering of the Framework Building. Courtesy image: Lever Architecture. By George Harvey Officials in Portland Oregon have approved what will be the tallest wooden building in the United States. The Framework building will have eleven stories. Michael Green, an architect in Vancouver who has been pushing wooden construction for years, explained […] Many locally-sourced wood and other fiber materials were used to build this high-performance home. Builder: New Frameworks. Photo credit: Studio SB Photography, 2016. By Ace McArleton “The built environment can switch from being a problem to being a solution.” Bruce King, The New Carbon Architecture (anticipated fall 2017). Folks, let me introduce you to […] Vermont’s Zero Energy Now Program Vermont homeowners were offered a unique opportunity in 2016 to participate in a new program to save significant fossil fuels in existing homes, and the results are impressive; an average savings of 79% per home! This deep level of total energy savings was achieved through a comprehensive combination of home […] Zero Energy Now Participating Home in East Saint Johnsbury, Vermont When the owners of a vegetable farm in East St. Johnsbury, Vt. wanted to reduce their use of fossil fuel, they turned to the Zero Energy Now program for help. Through Zero Energy Now they found a certified energy contractor (CEC) who put together […] Demonstrate Mastery in Construction and Efficiency A BrightBuilt Home in Meriden, NH. This zero energy home was built by RH Irving. This south-facing side features Logic windows and doors and a solar array installed by Norwich Solar Technologies; by Chris Gillespie If you live in or near New Hampshire and are thinking […] An Interview with Hank Keating Stone Fruit Farm in Westport, MA. By Barbara Whitchurch Stone Fruit Farm, completed in 2016, is a complex of buildings in the small town of Westport, Massachusetts, built to the Passive House (PH) standard. It calls to mind the design of the classic New England connected […] R-60 insulation for the standing seam roof. Photos: Janice and Steve Kurkoski By Marc Rosenbaum I’m excited because I’ve been putting together a new online course on Deep Energy Retrofits (DER). More so than the course I teach on Zero Net Energy Homes, it’s focused on the multiple approaches and techniques for taking […] Best in Show for Large Residential Project Andy Ellis receives ICF Builder Award for Best in Show in the Large Residential division at the World of Concrete Trade Show in Las Vegas on January 19, 2017. Photo courtesy Peter Ellis. By George Harvey Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) have been around for […] Beautiful, Efficient Home Earns Architecture Award The River House. Exterior view shows solar photovoltaic system on the barn roof By Barbara Whitchurch The River House in Orford, NH captures the character of New England farmhouses and was sited to preserve as much farmland as possible, while providing views up and down the river. It’s […] Drive to Net Zero Home Competition NHSaves Drive to Net Zero competition seeks to identify, encourage and promote building contractors to build high efficiency, net zero energy homes. The Challenge will also demonstrate to the industry and homeowner that building a home that produces more energy on site than it consumes is affordable and […] |
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