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Residential Energy Efficiency: A Look Back on the Last 25 Years
Bit by bit, some mechanical equipment and systems have improved
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Building Affordable Houses—20 Years Later
A renewed conversation about the intersection of cost-effectiveness and green building practices
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World’s Largest Inventory of Global GHG Emissions
Climate TRACE uses satellite imagery and machine learning to track and measure emissions from every sector
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Rafter Tail Removal for Home Performance Upgrade
A “chainsaw retrofit” was the solution for creating continuous air and thermal barriers from wall to roof on an old timber-frame farmhouse
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Understanding Wet Bulb Temperature
The "temperature of evaporation" is the lowest temperature that can be reached under ambient conditions by evaporation of water only. And it can be measured.
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As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires
Generative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage—accountability around AI's environmental impact is coming
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High-Velocity HVAC Systems
Are smaller duct size and the ability to dehumidify reasons enough to install a system that distributes air at high pressure?
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Variations on the Larsen Truss
Builders continue to innovate around this decades-old method of framing a wall that puts insulation to the exterior
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New Guidance for Buildings Sector to Reach Net Zero Carbon
Pilot program enables large companies to align science-based carbon budgeting with corporate responsibility commitments
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Optimizing Your Window Package
How to select the best windows based on operation type, performance data, and wall assembly