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Ground-Source Heat Pumps Have Low Operating Costs
Ground-source heat pumps are the most efficient heating and cooling systems with the lowest life-cycle cost. They are operating in all 50 states and the Canadian provinces, so there is no justification for the statement, "They don’t work here."
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PRO/CON: Are Heat Pumps Green?
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The First … Charrette?
Okay, so you’ve put your stellar team together, and everyone’s agreed about how the integrated design process is going to unfold. It may be new to them, but they’re game.…
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Ready, Set, Go!
When I was a kid, every race started with those three words. What do they mean, anyway? They mean that some things need to happen before a process really takes…
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BuildingEnergy: The Best Little Conference in the Northeast
Deep energy retrofits are the answer to many problems facing our nation: energy, housing, economy, jobs, and pollution. People at this conference know how to do it. -
Pensive About Process
A good (integrated) design process can’t help but yield a good project
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Energy Edge Slab Insulation System
A solution in search of a problem? It depends. Slab on grade construction is extremely common in the southeast and southwest US because it’s a fast, affordable way to get…
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Getting Started in Green
Builders downsize square footage and learn from their mistakes Since the 1970s, Jim and Mark Picton have been building houses for wealthy clients in Washington Depot, CT. “Five thousand square…
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Pro/Con: Is Vinyl Green?
Yes, Vinyl Is Green By Patrick Moore Expensive green products will remain niche products with little chance to have a positive effect on the environment. Vinyl is affordable and versatile.…
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Does Green Building Cost More?
Green Building is Better Building, and Better Building is More Expensive. Learning curve certification and better construction details may come at a premium, but the cost will flatten out. The…