Solar energy has chronically had trouble getting access to the investment side of low income housing development. The concept of tax credit finance for low income housing is that low income folks need housing, spend money on rent, benefit the community when they have stable housing, but struggle to make long term investments individually and […]
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The naked eye cannot detect heat loss in a home. Photos courtesy of Michael Canavan Michael Canavan In today’s home environment, greater consideration is given to the energy usage of residential buildings – from multi-unit buildings to tiny houses. The adoption of higher performance energy codes is helping to improve energy usage in […] Environmental benefits include composting toilets Composting takes place in all soils that support plant and animal life. As waste breaks down in the composter a less chemically complex, more chemically stable substance rich in organic matter and very similar to soil is produced. Human waste consisting mostly of water is reduced by over 90%. By-products […] Vermiculite insulation may contain asbestos and should not be disturbed. Photo by David Keefe. David Keefe Vermonters are a handy bunch. Many of us build, repair, or renovate things on our own. If you are considering an energy-efficiency upgrade, you might be thinking about doing it yourself. This article is the first in […] A Look at The Upper Valley’s New Solar-Powered, Super-Insulated Apartments Extraordinarily affordable and energy-efficient multi-unit building to open in White River Junction this summer Wentworth Community Housing will be getting most of its energy from the sun, thanks to a 70 kW-DC PV array installed by Norwich Solar Technologies. Efficiencies are seen thoughout […] James Hansen I must finish Sophie’s Planet this year, so I am writing few Communications. However, I make the draft of Chapters 31-34 available here [at http://bit.ly/Sophies-Planet-31-34], because my perspective of and conclusion about events in the 1980s differs from that of Nathaniel Rich in Losing Earth. I kept careful notes […] Image: garryrogers.com Dr. Alan K. Betts This has been a winter of extremes across the planet. Saturated soils from late snowmelt and heavy spring rains have delayed planting crops here in the northeast. For Vermont, this was the fourth wettest April on record and we have had another seven to eight inches of […] John Bos We don’t like change, even though change is inevitable. Sometimes it takes a 2 X 4 up alongside the head to get our attention. And then we “see” that some change in our lives could have been avoided if only we had paid attention. Driving back home in the early […] Lake Placid Cabin: all is set up for AeroBarrier install. Photos courtesy of Nate Gusakov Nate Gusakov In our last article we introduced AeroBarrier. Here’s a quick refresher: In essence, the system involves blower door pressurization of the house (to +100 pascals), a series of tripods […] What Does It Mean for Building Owners? By Marc Zuluaga In April of this year, Introduction 1253-2018 was approved by the New York City Council along with several other major pieces of legislation as part of a Climate Mobilization Act. While it will take some time to more precisely gauge the Climate Mobilization Act’s impact […] |
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