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Weatherization Assistance Program in Northern New England Air sealing keeps the cold air out in winter and cool air in in summer. It makes your heater burn less fuel and your air conditioners work easier. It is one of the fundamental parts of weatherization. (Community Environmental Center/Flickr) By Michael Daley and the […] PHIUS-certified casement and fixed windows in a modern Passive House designed home. Photo courtesy of Kohltech Windows & Entrance Systems. Jeff Barsalou Buying new energy-efficient windows is an exciting time. Whether you’re doing it to reduce the energy bill, enjoy comfortable, consistent home temperature, or hear less noise from the outdoors, the benefits […] BPA is now accepting proposals to present at the 2023 National Home Performance Conference and Trade Show on April 17-20, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Seattle, WA. Special consideration will be given to session proposals that offer new material related to residential energy efficiency not previously presented at past BPA conferences or other […] Wallace-Brill Home The Wallace-Brill net-zero home is a post and beam construction. (Wes Golomb) Wes Golomb and Bob Irving Our society’s well-being is dependent upon our ability to move from a fossil-fuel economy to an economy based on sustainable energy. A path to this goal can be described as the “three-legged […] The Cement Industry’s Decarbonization Plan Is a Good First Step Matt Power Uncoupling concrete use and production from the tangled chain of materials and processes required to make it will require more than good intentions. As recently as September 2021, several news articles, including one in Nature, seemed to take a sudden […] Efficiency Vermont’s Bryn Oaklef presents Chad Farnum of Farnum Insulators with the Efficiency Vermont EEN Partner of the Year award. (Courtesy photo) G.E.T. Staff During April’s Better Buildings by Design conference, two businesses were recognized for Efficiency Vermont’s Best of the Best (BOB) awards from the Efficiency Excellence Network (EEN). Farnum […] A Zero Accessory Dwelling Unit in Bend, Oregon provides affordable small, well-designed living spaces with no energy bills. (Joe Emerson) Joe Emerson We all know there is a considerable lack of affordable housing in the U.S. and that addressing it effectively has been challenging. Now that many states and municipalities are […] Family Dollar store in Bradford, Vermont. (Staff image) Peter Sterling Over the last decade or so while most of us weren’t looking, something very disturbing has happened in Vermont: it has become easier to build commercial strip development like a Dollar General store in a rural town than to build renewable energy. Between […] Albany Common Council Members Celebrate Environmental Justice Resolutions and Announce Plans for Green New Deal In New York State, buildings emit more carbon dioxide than cars and trucks. (Karthikc123, placed into the public domain, bit.ly/39ffeif) Albany, NY– On Monday, June 6, advocates and elected officials celebrated the passage of two climate resolutions: […] Sara Gutterman This three-part blog series outlines the urgent need to transition to net-zero energy, water, and carbon. This final installment explores how the quickening pace of our climate emergency demands we reach full-scale elimination of carbon emissions. The transition to the Decarbonization Economy will effectively require a complete overhaul of our […] |
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