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Passivhaus on Spec in Boston

The design-build firm Placetailor has sold a single-family Passivhaus in the city's Roxbury neighborhood

At NESEA's Building Energy conference, air-source heat pumps were all the rage

Not quite done — but then again, are renovation projects ever really finished?

A well-known Washington lawyer is apparently behind the campaign to discredit the USGBC’s building-rating system

NREL’s new Technology Performance Exchange is designed to help consumers get energy performance data for building products

Q&A Spotlight

Planning a well-insulated but not over-the-top retirement home in Oregon, a homeowner looks for the best heating and cooling plan

Passivhaus founder Dr. Wolfgang Feist will deliver the keynote address in Portland, Maine, in September

The best clothes washers save water and energy compared to older models — but most of the energy used for laundry is gobbled up by your clothes dryer

Heat-pump water heaters save energy on a year-round basis — but during the winter, the energy savings will drop

A new intelligent defrost system for heat pumps reduces noise, wear and tear, and energy use