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August 31
from News & Trends

Whiplash, In Case You Missed the Energy Efficiency News from August 24-28, 2009

Add it to the cookbook: ugly watermelons, which normally go to waste, could be a

This week, we mourned the loss of senior statesman, Senator Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy, acknowledged the budding potential of housing prices and mortgage rates to reflect the increasingly potent value of energy efficiency, and… Read the full story

August 28
from Peggy in Toronto

Spiders Are Useful. The Rest of You Can Go.

Keep an eye out for Charlotte in your house - she'll know just where the air lea

Two nights ago, I heard a strange scratching at the door. I looked at the clock. Just perfect. Alone in the woods with two kids and a dog at two in the morning. I… Read the full story

August 28
from Product Reviews

Step I: Install CFL Bulbs. Step II: Recycle them. Easy.

The Veolia RecyclePak comes equipped with FedEx return shipping, so you can send

When we make a change as dramatic as, say, switching over all the light bulbs in our house (or all the lighbulbs in... Europe), we're bound to come across some worriers in the process... Read the full story

August 27
from News & Trends

Senator Ted Kennedy Brought Key Issues, Including Energy Efficiency, Home

Senator Ted Kennedy

It seems to us that his battles for civil rights protections, universal healthcare and protections for the environment, perhaps more than anything, reflect a commitment to basic human dignity, and (un)common decency. Read the full story

August 26
from Thinkers

Energy Efficiency Proven To Work - Time To Accelerate. Professional content

John Holdren, President Obama's top science advisor and a longstanding proponent

John Holdren, Obama's top science adviser, was recently interviewed by Yale 360 about the future of energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change and energy policy. The entire interview is supremely insightful and relevant... Read the full story

August 25
from News & Trends

Lenders Catch on to the Value of Energy Efficiency. Professional content

The value that energy efficiency adds to homes is becoming increasingly apparent

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal brought to light several existing programs from lenders designed to increase the rate of energy efficiency retrofits in existing housing. Read the full story

August 25
from Thinkers

Energy Efficient Schools, Homes Improve Student Performance.

The American Institute of Architects

A recent article by the American Institute of Architects lays out the case for energy efficiency in schools as a means of improving student performance. Read the full story

August 24
from News & Trends

Whiplash, In Case You Missed the Energy Efficiency News from August 17-21, 2009

Clotheslines: an eyesore? Really? (Source: greenathome.ca)

Last week our blog featured two guest posts by Ken Levenson, a partner at Levenson McDavid Architects P.C. in Brooklyn, about the Brooklyn Cohousing Passive House project he has been working on, Read the full story

August 21
from News & Trends

Post Green 100k House Brings Net Zero to Philadelphia

Philadelphia's own Net Zero Home.

PostGreen's Net-Zero house project is decidedly human in nature... success comes down to occupant behavior. Read the full story

August 21
from News & Trends

Passive House Retrofit Characteristics: Brooklyn Cohousing

Image Credit: Levenson McDavid

I recently have undertaken a building project with Brooklyn co-housing following Passive House standard. My clients decided to pursue this course after carefully examining the affordability and predictability of energy usage with the Passive… Read the full story