Cost-effectiveness
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GBA Prime Sneak Peek: Is Weatherization Cost-Effective?
A recent study claims that weatherization measures cost more than they’re worth — but the study’s analysis is flawed
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Is Weatherization Cost-Effective?
A recent study claims that weatherization measures cost more than they’re worth — but the study’s analysis is flawed
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Cost of Passivhaus Compliance Is Sometimes Hard to Justify
Austrian researchers find that homes built to a lesser standard achieve energy savings that equal those of Passivhaus buildings
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The Big Allure of Cheap PV
A Connecticut homeowner is tempted by the low cost of solar electricity — but wonders if he should use the money to tighten up the house first
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If We Build It, Will They Come?
A builder wonders why home buyers don’t seem to be embracing super-efficient designs when the benefits are so obvious
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When You’re Financing a Green Home, Payback Is Irrelevant
Monthly cash flow is a better metric for cost-effectiveness
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Sometimes, It’s Cheaper to Install PV Than More Insulation
Before you decide to add more insulation to your attic, compare the cost of the extra insulation with the cost of supplying the necessary heating or cooling with solar electricity
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Testing… Testing… Homes as Net-Zero Laboratories
A private partnership and a government agency are each building a research house to test technologies that can bring the buildings to net-zero-energy performance
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Net-Zero-Energy versus Passivhaus
Each approach to building a superinsulated house has its strengths
