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Emergency Energy Conservation Saves a School
Back when I was in college, a transformer failure forced the school to cut electricity demand by two-thirds—and I found myself leading student energy conservation efforts.
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Fiber Optics for Daylighting
High-tech ‘active daylighting’ is a pricey but cool option for bringing natural light into dark interiors
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Tubular Skylights Introduce Daylight to Dark Homes
This solution for daylighting is less expensive than standard skylights and can bring natural light to places that windows can't reach.
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Now’s a Good Time to Replace Your Heating System
With the 30% tax credit in place for heating system upgrades through the end of 2010, now might be a good time to consider an upgrade.
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Earth Day + 40
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day arrives this week to relatively little fanfare. We’re focused on other things: high unemployment, a moribund economy, residual sniveling over health insurance reform. But…
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Green Building Myth: Green Homes are Ugly
Green homes don’t have to look any different from conventional homes, and aesthetic preferences may be shifting toward greener, more compact designs.
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Green Building Myth: Technology Will Solve All Our Problems
While providing the right systems and products is the most important way to ensure low energy use, how we operate our buildings also plays a very important role.
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Green Building Myth: Adding Solar is the Best Way to Green a Home
While highly visible, adding a solar energy system is not the best place to put your money in greening a home
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Green Building Myth: Green Products Are Hard to Find
Finding green building products is far easier today than it was 10 or 20 years ago
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Green Building Myth: Green Products Don’t Work as Well as Standard Products
While early-generation products sometimes gave green building a bad image, most of those early problems have been dealt with.