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Many States Lead on Energy Efficiency—More Is Needed
California overtakes Massachusetts in the annual ACEEE rankings. How did your state do?
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Learning from the Big Texas Freeze
What lessons does the low-temperature disaster offer for building in this normally balmly climate?
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Pretty Good Lighting
Three experts share tips on how to install good lighting on a modest budget
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Code Writers Adopt New Rules
Government representatives will no longer be voting on new energy codes
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Code Inspection Isn’t Working
Most building inspectors lack the training needed to implement the energy provisions of the building code
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Urban Rustic: A Passive House Energy Scorecard
Eric Whetzel reviews energy performance and offers some other thoughts about his high-performance home
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Heat Pumps and Log Cabins
A convincing argument in favor of conditioning an old housing style with new technology
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Tackling Embodied Carbon in Retrofits
A firm specializing in remodeling rethinks its approach to attic and roof insulation to lower embodied carbon
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Adding Mechanical Ventilation to Old Houses
When should we get serious about supplemental air?
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The BS* + Beer Show: Two Deep-Energy Retrofits
We hear about the complexities of turning two structures into high-performance buildings