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NHSaves Drive to Net-Zero Competition third-place home in Concord, NH. Courtesy image from R. H.. Irving Homebuilders. George Harvey In early January, Nancy Rae Mallery, the publisher of Green Energy Times spoke in a very brief interview with builder Bob Irving. The questions and answers went as follows.: NRM: Did […] Farmhouse, Underhill, VT. Energy saved: 88%; annual energy cost savings: $3,885. 71% renewable energy – solar PV, cord wood, and pellets. Photo: Building Energy George Harvey The June 2017 edition of Green Energy Times had an article, “Saving 79% in Existing Homes,” which provided an initial report on the results of […] Happiness Hill is a straw-bale addition to an existing cabin which New Frameworks built in 2014. The house is built with natural clay plaster finish on the interior, local wood siding exterior, and an interior local wood timber frame. The square footage of the home was doubled while keeping the energy usage the […] Shrinking window plastic to take out wrinkles in Thetford, VT. Photo courtesy of Bob Walker. Green Energy Times staff Volunteer groups in Vermont have begun to adopt a Community-Workshop approach to the problem of drafty windows and high heating bills. Custom-fitted inserts, that can be equally suitable for old casements or […] 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 […] Vermont’s first certified Passive House, built by Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte, Vermont. Image: Philip Jensen Carter. Peter Schneider Working as an energy consultant for Vermont’s statewide energy efficiency utility has allowed me to witness – and play a role in – one of the greatest affordable housing success stories […] By Barb and Greg Whitchurch We both attended Better Buildings by Design (BBD) in Burlington, VT as representatives of Green Energy Times. Having attended many sustainable building events, we can agree with many BBD attendees and vendors that BBD is becoming the premier conference venue for building science education in the Northeast This is the […] Bayside Anchor apartments includes 167 rooftop solar panels to produce 70,000 kWh of clean electricity.Photo: Matthew Drost, courtesy of Avesta Housing. By Barbara and Greg Whitchurch It might very well be downtown Portland’s greenest building — especially the exterior, which is painted various shades of bright green. But what’s going on […] Woodstock, NY Passive House in the fall. Photo courtesy of Daniel Levy, Ph.D By Marie Caruso A house recently built in Woodstock, NY, could be the vanguard of the future in zero-energy housing. Daniel Levy, Ph.D., a former industrial education professor and certified Passive House consultant and builder, has constructed a two-story, 2350 […] “I found myself in a schoolroom where I could not fail to see and hear things worth seeing and hearing.” Henry David Thoreau, speaking of being in nature. Rendering of the Walden Pond Visitors’ Center. Photo courtesy of Maryann Thompson Architects By Emma Rumple There was a time when people in […] |
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