Blogs- Page 13 of 594
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Short-Term Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
Does a 1-hour-window look at a building's indoor air quality metrics yield useful information?
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EPA’s Carbon Pollution Limitation Standards
The EPA's power plant standards will ensure that utilities pursue the clean energy investments that are best for our wallets, health, and climate
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Insulating a Partially Finished Basement in a Cold Climate
Does it make sense to insulate the interior side of foundation walls with air-permeable fiberglass batts?
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Resurrecting Linseed Oil Paint
This centuries-old paint is regaining popularity after being all but extinct. Zero VOCs, vapor permeability, maintainability, and longevity are among its attributes.
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How Do Heat Pumps Get Heat From Cold Air? Part 2
Reframing a common question to better understand why heat pumps really do work in extremely cold climates
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5 Takeaways from New IAQ Course
Fine Homebuilding’s latest e-learning class outlines a clear map to an optimal interior home environment
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Department of Energy to Own RED Calc
Popular with energy auditors, the Residential Energy Dynamics Calculator is moving to the Building America Solution Center website
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Marketing Heat Pumps for Widespread Consumer Adoption
Global HVAC company Ai-Midea Air Conditioning wants to educate more consumers (and contractors) on the benefits of converting to heat pumps
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Removing Scale From a Tankless Water Heater
How to flush out the crud that builds up inside your gas-powered instantaneous water heater
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The “Public” in Public Utilities
Maine comes close to having a statewide consumer-owned utility. It failed but not without gaining a toehold for energy democracy.