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Home and building performance professionals gather in person for the industry’s premier networking conference and trade show. Why: Now more than ever, energy and health are top of mind for everyone—and home and building industry professionals are poised to make a huge difference in both areas. The Building Performance Association (BPA) mission is to advance […] Montpelier Construction of Barre, VT Interview with Malcolm Gray, Founding Partner Malcolm Gray, Founding Partner of Montpelier Construction located in Barre, Vermont. Courtesy photo Green Energy Times staff What is your area of expertise? I’ve been building energy-efficient homes since the late 1970s. The definition of energy efficient has been a moving target […] : Glazing a window at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2014. Photo: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur. Christopher Pratt I began repairing windows in Portland Oregon in 2007. It was good work, but climate change was steering people toward energy efficient replacement windows that didn’t require storm windows. I was about to […] Reprinted with permission from Steven Winter Associates, Inc. April 16, 2020 blog at http://bit.ly/SWA_GreatIndoors Steve Winter Associates Team – Jayd Alvarez, Thomas Moore, Lauren Hildebrand, Maureen Mahle, and Peter Stratton Ventilation on a rooftop. All images courtesy of Steven Winter Associates As humans, we spend a lot of time indoors. Studies by the […] High-efficiency standards with low-embodied carbon for safe, healthy living with comfort in mind George Harvey There are a lot of labels used to describe the energy efficiency of buildings. We can start a list with LEED-certified, net-zero, net-zero ready, and HERS index, and add more to it. It is confusing, and if […] Why More is Not Always Better: Part 2 Mineral wool board insulation, blown in mineral wool, and mineral wool batt insulation. Courtesy photos Catherine Paplin In Part 1 (see issue #60 of Green Energy Times), we discussed XPS (extruded polystyrene) board and closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation, which are produced with blowing agents […] FY21 Building Communities Grants Announced The FY21 Building Communities Grants through the Department of Building and General Services (BGS) is now available for applications. The Building Communities Grant Program consists of the Recreational Facilities Grant Program, the Regional Economic Development Grant Program, and the Human Services and Educational Facilities Grant Programs. These grants are intended […] 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 […] Builders are facing strong demand but saddled with a massive shortage of skilled labor. In this webinar, Editor-In-Chief Matt Power explores how these conditions has made them more than usually open to new products and systems, from envelopes to “disruptive” insulating techniques. He’ll talk about new methods of wrapping and sealing buildings, new electronic systems […] SEPTEMBER UPCOMING WEBINAR BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: THE BEST OF THE 2018 BETTER BUILDINGS SUMMIT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET This webinar features a few of the top-rated presentations from last month’s Summit, a rare chance to catch some of the talks you might have […] |
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