Low-income Housing
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Exterior Insulation over Masonry Cladding
The best way to insulate an old brick building is with a continuous exterior layer of rigid foam
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Solar Firm Targets Low-Income Households
Louisiana-based PosiGen's ‘blue-collar green’ model combines home efficiency upgrades and solar panel leases
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Solving Energy Poverty
Energy costs the same for everyone, making the energy burden up to three times heavier for low-income families
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Low-Income Housing: Problems and Solutions
It’s time to relax zoning regulations and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction
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Maine Gets Another Passive House Multifamily Project
The development team looked for ways to keep costs down while accelerating the construction schedule
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Can Low-Income Housing Be Energy-Efficient and Affordable?
Residents of low-income housing need energy efficiency more than others, but are less likely to be able to afford it
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The Uneven Burden of Energy Costs
Efficiency programs can help urban families who pay a high proportion of their incomes on energy
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A Net-Zero Home for Farm Workers
In the upcoming Solar Decathlon, a university team will unveil its design for low-cost housing for an underserved market
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Brad Pitt’s Foundation Plans a Project in Montana
The actor’s Make It Right foundation will build 20 solar-powered houses at the Fort Peck reservation to help ease chronic overcrowding
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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Rental Housing
Will requiring landlords to post energy use labels lead to lower energy bills for tenants?