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To Capture Green Value, We Need a Long Perspective
If we let simple or even net-value payback analysis alone drive the economics of high-performance buildings, we might as well throw in the towel. It is truly crazy to apply…
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Energy Star Version 3
Planning is an essential component to the new Energy Star Version 3. Not only is Energy Star Version 3 a component of the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, but it is…
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Rail-Volution: A Conference For Mass-Transit Wonks
“Rail-Volution.” The first time I heard the made-up word, I giggled and immediately had to know what it meant. Well, I quickly found out: it is an annual conference focusing…
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Perfect Balance Makes the Cut
In a past blog (“Return to Sender – HVAC Return Pathway Options”), a posted comment by GBAdvisor Mike Guertin introduced a new option for returning delivered air from rooms with…
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Resources for Green Affordable Housing
Recently, I have been able to work with the director of Enterprise Green Communities, Trisha Miller, on some local policy conversations. I think I have been roped in because of…
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Let There Be Light — on the GU24 base for CFLs and LEDs
Are we really ready to say goodbye to incandescent light bulbs? The ones that give off 10% light and 90% heat? The ones with the shortest life span? The ones…
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Concerns When Using Spray Foam in Retrofits
Both closed- and open-cell spray foams are used widely to improve the thermal performance of existing homes. Installed properly, it’s hard to beat spray foam’s contribution to air tightness and…
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Integrative Design: Planning Early Reduces Risk Later
Hello, Green NSP World. I saw this post on the larger Enterprise Community Partners blog by Ray Demers @the horizon and thought you would enjoy it! - Amy Charrettes as…
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First Look at Affordable LEED Townhomes
My associate Abe Kruger and I are the green raters on a set of 18 affordable townhomes currently under construction for the Chattanooga, Tennessee Housing Authority. We were brought in…
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AWARE: A Sustainable Housing Initiative in Ohio
By Kim Stands In 2009, the City of Columbus and Franklin County created and adopted the AWARE Manual (Accessibility, Water Conservation, Air Quality, Resource Conscious, Energy-Efficient) to be the performance…
