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Looking for the Best Minisplit Option
Planning a new house, two GBA readers decide that conventional ductless minisplit installations are unappealing, and suspect that filter changes would be a hassle
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Canada’s Northernmost Passivhaus
Should it win certification, the house would become the most northerly Passivhaus in the country and one of only a few in the province
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Banish These Details From Your Plans
Some features and methods are so difficult to implement that designers might want to avoid them entirely
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New Ohio Law Stymies Wind Energy Projects
Because of the new setback requirements for wind turbines, some projects are no longer feasible, say wind developers
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What Architects Need to Know About Attic Kneewalls
If you want your building enclosure to perform well, you need to start with good design details – especially for kneewalls
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Solar Loans Are Getting Easier to Find
Homeowners who want to install a photovoltaic system have new sources of financing
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Nest Alarm Back on the Market
Homeowners discovered that walking by this smoke and carbon-dioxide alarm with certain ‘body movements’ could turn it off
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An Energy-Self-Sufficient Community
Using wind, sunlight, wood chips, and biogas, the village of Feldheim, Germany, makes all of its own electricity and heat
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The ‘Lock-In’ Concept and Passivhaus Construction
It’s better to save up your money for a deep-energy retrofit in a few years than it is to implement less comprehensive measures now
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U.S. Cities Are Fighting the Heat-Island Effect
A survey of 26 cities finds that officials have adopted a number of strategies to lower environmental and health risks