Blogs
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DOE Sees Sharp Drop in Cost of Solar Electricity
Research focuses on a new family of manmade materials called perovskites with a big potential
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Open-Plan Designs
Family togetherness is all fine and good, except during a pandemic
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Performing an Energy Assessment: A Case Study
This often-free service is invaluable when it comes to rooting out sources of extraneous energy usage
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What has COVID Taught Us?
The demographic changes brought on by the pandemic may have long-term benefits
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The Science Behind Frozen Wind Turbines
And how to keep them spinning throught the winter
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Three Projects, Multiple Lessons
Wildfire precautions, Passsive House retrofit, and panelized construction
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The BS* + Beer Show: Unbuild It Takeover
Three industry leaders share insight into where the residential building sector gets things right and where it goes wrong
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A Beginner’s Guide to High-Performance Windows
There’s lots of published performance data on windows. Here’s how to use the information.
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Do Heat Pumps Work in Minnesota?
Yes! Gary Nelson does it without auxiliary heat
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Minisplit Installation Failure
The lessons I learn are the best thing to come out of other people's mistakes
