Building Matters
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Storing Residential Solar Power
With an increase in the popularity of electric vehicles and solar panels, new building code requirements for safely housing systems to store excess energy have cropped up
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Do Deep-Energy Retrofits Make Sense?
One design-build firm says no and instead favors modest building envelope upgrades, larger heat pump systems, and residential solar production
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Training for the Trades, Part 4
Sashco provides best practices for maintaining log homes, a notoriously problematic building type
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Why Energy Efficiency Matters More than Ever
Transitioning to all-electric power for our homes and vehicles means increased demand for already-limitied clean, renewable energy, which makes energy efficiency critical
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Using the BEAM Estimator
Comparing two house plans reveals how the new carbon calculator can help reduce a project’s emissions
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Training for the Trades, Part 3
The International Builders’ Show is an annual offering packed with educational opportunities
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Lloyd Alter on Upfront Carbon Emissions
A green building reporter joins GBA and introduces his new beat
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Getting Started with Air-Sealing
More building departments are beginning to require verified air-sealing. With a little information and planning, even builders new to blower-door tests can do much better than code.
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Why a Net Zero Energy–Ready House Fails From a Sustainability Perspective
Upfront carbon emissions from products that reduce operational emissions must be part of a project's environmental profile
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Eco-Conscious Housing Solutions
A sustainbility-focused approach to neighborhood development challenges the status quo. But how much?