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January 30
from Technology Watch

Home Energy Efficiency--Rocket Science or Not?

I attended the Maine Built Energy Forum earlier this week along with roughly 100 people from the home energy auditor community. The session was led by a couple of luminaries in the field--the home… Read the full story

January 30
from Homes of Real People

Taking the leap, and the OUCH! of getting half-way there!

What got me going on making changes to my house was last year's oil prices. I had this terrible sense of insecurity when prices shot up, and I was dependent upon oil for heat.… Read the full story

January 30
from Energy Circle Updates

The Information We're Providing: Too Much? Too Little? Please Let Us Know

We know that virtually any effort we make to improve our home's energy efficiency is going to pay off. Big time, usually. But when we first set out to find the information we needed… Read the full story

January 22
from News & Trends

Our Dear Mr President Video--Please Tackle Home Energy Efficiency

Normally, I tend not to participate in big consumer brand social media campaigns, particularly when it's a soft drink peddler. But Pepsi's RefreshEverything Campaign captured me. Their bold entry into politics and implicit support… Read the full story

January 21
from Peggy in Toronto

Time to Crank

The power outage last Friday in Toronto was notable for a couple of reasons. First, nearly 250,000 people lost power for twenty four hours of the coldest weather on record and second, I… Read the full story

January 15
from Peggy in Toronto

Sealing up the house was... His idea

Please don’t tell my husband. We have a solid partnership, and there are a couple of things that he still likes about me. It’s a relatively small secret I’m asking you to keep, but… Read the full story

January 7
from Peggy in Toronto

Seal It Off!

I remember when my second sister went to college, how the house hollowed out. She abandoned the attic in August, and for a few moody months, I wandered upstairs, sat on her hot rocks… Read the full story

January 5
from News & Trends

Architecture 2030's Big Hairy Audacious Goal

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In this season of big wishes and huge stimulus packages, we'd like to tip our hat to the folks at Architecture 2030, who have come up with one of the Biggest, Hairiest and most… Read the full story