Blogs- Page 23 of 586
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Do Carbon Offsets Work?
Compensatory means of carbon capture are unscalable, unjust, and unfixable but we still need them
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What’s the Most Energy-Efficient Water Heater?
The new generation of eco-friendly heat pump water heaters will reduce your home’s emissions while also shrinking your utility bills
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Renovate or Rebuild?
Determining the course of action for upgrading a home's building envelope
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Passive House on Protected Land
This Montana homestead is a study in environmental stewardship and sustainable building practices
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Undoing Previous Renovations Reveals Problem Areas
Dismantling earlier modifications made in an older home leads to the discovery and resolution of water and air leakage issues
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Blower Door Testing on a Small House
Because blower door tests measure surface area rather than volume, ACH50 results can be misleading. The CFM50 metric is more accurate for small homes.
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Montana Kids Win Historic Climate Lawsuit
Here’s why it could set a powerful precedent
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Milwaukee Will Be Home to The World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building (Again)
But is mass timber’s race to the sky accounting for building ecology and responsible growth?
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What’s Better: An EV or a Plug-In Hybrid?
Policy wonks warn us, once again, not to let the perfect become the enemy of the good
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Shallow Energy Retrofits, Part 1
Targeting problem areas for upgrades can be either insufficient for preventing future issues, or a prudent choice and smart investment