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The Era of Sustainable Olympics
The implications of Paris 2024 go beyond the Games to address renewable energy, carbon neutrality, and adaptive reuse strategies
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5 Tips for Sizing an Air Conditioner
Determine cooling loads and consider variables like insulation values, airtightness, and occupant behavior before choosing equipment
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Determining Heat Pump Capacity
A step-by-step guide for taking field measurements to assess a system’s heating and cooling capabilities and performance
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Affordable, Prefab, and Core-Certified
Could this be the future of high-quality regenerative housing?
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Training for the Trades, Part 5
An anecdotal report from the Westford Symposium on Building Science, aka Building Science Summer Camp
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A Community Responds to the Housing Crisis
A non-profit group in Utah is teaching natural building skills to future homeowners
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California’s Green Building Standards Code Is Amended to Include Embodied Carbon
The country’s most populous state commits to reducing embodied emissions for public and private buildings larger than 100,000 square feet
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Geothermal Heat Pumps: Reputation vs. Reality
Data-backed analysis of energy savings and financial return on investment of ground-source heat pump heating and cooling reveals a system that doesn't stand up to the claims that it makes good sense in residential applications
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Do Carbon Offsets Work?
Compensatory means of carbon capture are unscalable, unjust, and unfixable but we still need them
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What’s the Most Energy-Efficient Water Heater?
The new generation of eco-friendly heat pump water heaters will reduce your home’s emissions while also shrinking your utility bills
