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Net-Zero Homes, Part 1
Homes that make as much energy as they use are beginning to make economic as well as environmental sense
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Passivhaus, Part 3: So You Want to Be a Passivhaus Consultant?
We invite Jesse to chat with us about his journey along the path to becoming a Passivhaus consultant
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Passivhaus, Part 2: The Standards
To get Passivhaus certification, you have to meet three very clear requirements—but what do they really mean?
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Passivhaus, Part 1: Concepts and Basics
The Green Architects' Lounge finally takes on the Passivhaus standard, the housing industry's simplest yet most rigorous and challenging energy consumption standard
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Home Energy Monitoring, Part 3: The Wrap-Up
How much do they cost and what is the future of this home technology?
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Home Energy Monitoring, Part 2: Types of Monitoring Systems
In the Green Architects' Lounge, there's a discussion on the easy options available for homeowners to track energy consumption
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Home Energy Monitoring, Part 1: Knowledge Is Power
The first step in doing something about the energy consumption of your home is to know what it consumes and how it consumes
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Part 3: Five Questions
For the last part of this Green Architects' Lounge podcast episode, Phil and Chris play "Five Questions" with two professional heat pump installers
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Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Part 2: Rules of Thumb
Deciding to use a ground-source heat pump is a big step; bigger still is dealing with all of the many variables that affect the design, scale, and cost of the system
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Passive House: After Hours
After the Boston syposium is over and the PowerPoint is put away, it's time to go out for dinner with Dr. Feist and Katrin Klingenberg to get some inside information on the future of the Passivhaus standard
