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Building Energy 13: Old Hippies Conspire to Save the World

Kevini, editor-at-large | March 19th, 2013

After a visit to the annual conference and trade show of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, editor-at-large Kevin Ireton reports on the business of energy-efficient home building, deep-energy retrofits, and more

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Puget Sound Woodworking - The Shop

DerrickBurke, member | June 27th, 2012

This is the studio for Puget Sound Woodworking, located in downtown Snohomish, Washington. It is a small woodworking school and custom woodworking studio. The shop was designed in Sketchup by the...

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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 25th, 20121 comment

Prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs

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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 19th, 20122 comments

ZEC prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs

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The Smart Meter's Contentious Opponents

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 12th, 20125 comments

They still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter groups are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety

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Canada's Solar and NZE Power Play

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 8th, 2012

A solar simulator and a research initiative at Concordia University in Montreal focus on solar energy applications and strategies for bringing building performance to net zero energy

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Opportunity Accompanies Objections to Green Habitat Project

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 7th, 20122 comments

Neighbors have stalled a 35-unit subdivision of energy efficient dwellings, but the delay gives a Habitat chapter time to refine its green building technique

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Seattle Homeowners Build an Affordable Net-Zero-Energy House

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 4th, 20124 comments

One couple’s quest for energy efficiency leads them to a relatively low-cost approach to design and construction

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The PV/Solar-Thermal Switch-up

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 30th, 2011

As the cost of photovoltaic panels has declined, some developers of utility-scale renewable-energy power projects originally designed for solar thermal have been shifting to PV

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Weatherization's Home-Stretch Recovery

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 27th, 20111 comment

Even though the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program struggled out of the gate – and can always be improved – it has produced encouraging, credible results

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DOE's Marketing Push for Aeroseal

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 17th, 20113 comments

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab touts the technology's track record for sealing leaks in duct systems and improving energy efficiency

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Japan's Emerging Smart-Town Boom

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 13th, 20111 comment

Corporations partner on development of large communities whose top priorities include energy efficiency, renewables, and energy storage

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Tackling PV's Administrative Challenges

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 10th, 2011

The DOE names contestants in a competition intended to make permitting and financing for photovoltaic systems quicker and cheaper

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Researching Retrofit Technology in the Northwest

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 4th, 2011

Using two identical, side-by-side homes as their laboratory, DOE researchers aim to measure the effectiveness of a variety of energy efficiency improvements

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Taking Aim at California's Low-Carbon Target

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 2nd, 2011

As the state prepares to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels over the next 38 years, scientists predict a mostly electric future

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Russia's First "Active House" Gets a Test Drive

FHB_Building_News, contributor | November 29th, 2011

A Danish solar-panel company teams up with a Russian developer to build a home designed to showcase net-zero-energy performance

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Lawmaker Targets DOE's Weatherization Program

FHB_Building_News, contributor | November 21st, 20113 comments

It's all part of Representative Chuck Fleischmann’s campaign to stop "green initiative abuse"

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Utility-Scale Wind Power Getting Cheaper

FHB_Building_News, contributor | November 18th, 2011

The cost of electricity generated by onshore wind turbines will, by 2016, be competitive with the cost of power from fossil-fuel plants, recent research shows

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Energy Star Homes' Big Builder List

FHB_Building_News, contributor | November 17th, 2011

Hundreds of builders have committed to meeting energy efficiency standards set by of Energy Star Homes Version 3, which takes effect beginning January 1

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Survey: Americans Taking Half-Measures on Energy Upgrades

FHB_Building_News, contributor | November 12th, 20112 comments

There’s still a disconnect between Americans’ awareness of energy efficiency benefits and the “magic number” of actions they need to take to significantly reduce their utility bills

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