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New ACEEE briefs give detailed recommendations for manufactured and federally backed housing, federal buildings
In a Biden administration, half a dozen federal agencies should use their authority under existing laws to create jobs, reduce consumers’ utility bills, and mitigate climate change by reducing energy waste from homes and buildings, a […]
Summer Park Residences in Hanover, NH, is a Passive House certified, affordable housing building for seniors and those with disabilities. Twenty-four units are open with eighteen more under construction. Photos: Banwell Architects
Barbara and Greg Whitchurch
The Northeast is experiencing a housing crunch. Young families, college students, and new arrivals […]
GSK Climate Control, Inc. of East Dorset, VT
Taylor Kristiansen, Secretary and Technician for GSK Climate Control, Inc. of East Dorset, VT. Courtesy photo.
Interview with Taylor Kristiansen, Secretary and Technician
What is your area of expertise?
GSK is a full-service mechanical contractor that serves […]
Nate Gusakov
It’s a rough life being a window here in the Northeast U.S. You’re expected to let light in and out, heat in but not out, and, in addition, you have to morph from being a wide-open hole in the wall into transparent, blizzard-proof armor many times a year, and […]
of Innovation at Happiness Hill
Fitting its surroundings. Photo: Stina Booth
By Taylor McNeely and Ben Graham
Marshfield, Vermont
At the Happiness Hill homestead in Marshfield, Vermont, there is much to celebrate and be happy for. Through the vision of talented builders and innovators, what began as […]
Wendy Koch
Windows have advanced considerably over the decades, from drafty single-pane models to much better double-pane ones. Now, over just the past two years, thin triple-pane windows that offer a lot more insulation have entered the U.S. market. Such technology enables homes and buildings to save even more energy while being comfortable and bright, […]
Barbara and Greg Whitchurch
In the previous issue of G.E.T., we wrote two articles about the Dawkins Passive House in Maple Corner, Vermont (bit.do/get-mcph1 and bit.do/get-mcph2). Here in Part 3, we explore some of the issues that Meg and John Dawkins considered as they focused on their personal environmental impact, and on how and where […]
Kate Doherty and Dylan Martello
One of the most important drivers in achieving Passive House certification is getting the project team involved from the start. Becker + Becker, the owner, architect and developer for the creative retrofit of the Pirelli Building, hired Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA) Passive House, Leadership in […]
DOE Announces American-Made Buildings Prize Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released up to $5 million for its first-ever American-Made Buildings Prize on Envelope Retrofit Opportunities for Building Optimization Technologies (E-ROBOT). The E-ROBOT Prize will open new opportunities for the buildings and construction workforce by incentivizing the development of advanced robotics capabilities and […]
DOE Announces $65 Million for Connected Communities Funding Opportunity
Diagrams of grid-interactive efficient buildings
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will provide $65 million through its Connected Communities funding opportunity announcement (FOA) (DE-FOA-0002206) to expand DOE’s network of grid-interactive efficient building communities nationwide. This […]
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ASES Solar: Call for Participation
 Exciting news! The Call for Participation for ASES’ 50th Annual National Solar Conference, SOLAR 2021: Empowering a Sustainable Future is OPEN. Send in your proposal(s) before January 15, 2021 at ases.org/participate2021. The conference will take place August 3-6, 2021 in Boulder, CO on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus. Contact conference@ases.org if you have any questions. See you at #SOLAR2021Boulder!
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