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The Energy Nerd’s Greatest Hits
Consumer watchdog and energy efficiency aficionado Martin Holladay makes the world safe for people like you and me
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Using Ceiling Fans To Keep Cool Without AC
If you don’t have air conditioning, ceiling fans can save energy — but turn them off when you leave the room
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Should Green Homes Burn Wood?
Extracting fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil — by mountaintop removal, fracking, and deep-sea drilling — all entail environmental risks
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Housewrap in a Can: Liquid-Applied WRBs
Spray-on water-resistive barriers protect wall sheathing with a waterproof, airtight coating that still allows a wall to dry to the exterior
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Testing a Thirty-Year-Old Photovoltaic Module
It’s time to hook up my oldest solar panel to a multimeter
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A Leaky Old House Becomes a Net-Zero Showcase
Renovators wrap a 1970s ranch house with a new SIP shell
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Best Construction Details for Deep-Energy Retrofits
A group of energy-efficiency experts get together to share techniques for whittling home energy use to the bone
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Energy-Efficiency Retrofits: Insulation or Solar Power?
Photovoltaic arrays are already cheaper than some deep-energy retrofit measures — and PV prices are dropping
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Building Houses and Saving Energy in Nicaragua
Photos from Central America
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A ‘Magic Box’ For Your Passivhaus
Can Americans buy a combination appliance incorporating an HRV, heat pump, and water heater?