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Low flow showerhead. Credit: en.wikibooks.org by Bill Gauley and John Koeller Did you know that, on average, people take 0.69 showers per day? Did you know that the average shower lasts 7.8 minutes? Did you know that showering uses a lot of water? Showering currently accounts for almost 20% of all indoor residential water […] 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 […] 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 […] Sheffield wind farm Image: Wikimedia Commons By George Harvey The Vermont Public Service Board has sent recommendations to the legislature for new sound standards for utility-scale wind projects. Critics say the standards are so strict that the effectively kill development of wind power in the state. This has come as a surprise […] In March, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Clean Power Plan, a 2015 policy that had incentivized the growth of renewable energy by requiring states to lower carbon emissions. It’s unclear how effective this effort will ultimately be but, no matter what, it can’t change the reality that clean energy is […] Ratings for the top ten states To determine the clean energy momentum state ranking, UCS analyzed the 50 states on 12 metrics, such as job creation, pollution reduction, renewable energy in the electricity generation mix, and policies to advance clean energy. California leads the way, with strong showings on eight metrics and the number […] By George Harvey Donald Trump would abdicate America’s climate leadership. But states, towns, cities, schools, businesses, and ordinary people are stepping up to make America great again. And that just may be the year’s biggest story. By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Donald Trump left America’s seat at the table […] 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 […] |
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