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A Passivhaus Multifamily in Maine Nears Completion
At 54,000 square feet, the project would be one of the largest certified buildings in the country
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Steve Bluestone’s Building Science Lab
A New York devotee of autoclaved aerated concrete plans a demonstration project to test the material against Passive House modeling
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Getting to Zero Waste
San Francisco and New York are a tale of two cities
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Replacing a Furnace or Boiler
A 15-minute way to calculate design heating load when sizing replacement equipment
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Is Your Ventilation System Working?
There’s no way to know whether your fans are working properly unless someone has measured the airflow rates
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Study Finds EPA Lax in Protecting California Water
A federal review chides environmental officials for failing to protect underground water supplies from oil production wastewater
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Regulating Rain Barrels Is Not the Best Idea
In arid regions of the western U.S., regulating waste may be a better way to conserve water
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The Downside of Low Gas Prices
Will cheap gas at the pump stall progress on car emissions?
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New York Utility Finds Big Payoff in New Ideas
ConEd avoids $1.2 billion in costs by tapping into distributed solar, efficiency programs, and other innovative approaches
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Number Crunching on a Deep Energy Retrofit
An owner-builder takes a detailed look at how a retrofit added long-term value to his home