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Homeowner Groups Are (Still) Battling Solar
In California, PV installers complain that hassles with homeowner associations mean application delays and homeowner frustration
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Meet Canada’s Newest LEED Platinum Home
This demonstration house in Quebec is designed to use $2.30 in energy per day — including the commute to work
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Passive House Days Are Coming Up
For two days in November, building owners throw open their doors to demonstrate the advantages of this approach to energy-efficient design
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This Vermont Park Is Going Off-Grid
The state's largest electric utility selects the park for a solar and battery power system to ease maintenance and repair costs
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Demand for Cooling Is Spiraling Upward
By the middle of the century, cooling will require more energy than heating and potentially make global warming worse
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Passivhaus Goes Prefab
An experimental project in Vienna uses 10 modular units that can be assembled in a matter of days to create housing for 40 students
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News Briefs from Hawaii, Massachusetts, and New York
Hawaii ends net metering, Massachusetts wins energy efficiency title, and New York lifts net metering caps
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A Bright Future for Solar + Battery Systems in Australia
A new report says that off-grid photovoltaic systems with battery storage will provide power as cheaply as the grid by 2018
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Stevens Institute Wins Solar Decathlon
The winning team's entry is a home designed to help residents of shore communities cope with a more extreme climate
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In Boston, Some Newer Buildings Are the Energy Hogs
Modern buildings with glass curtain walls use more energy per square foot than buildings built before 1950