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Early Lessons from the Living Building Challenge
The LBC is one of the most stringent building standards, so LBC projects often double as laboratories for green builders
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Green Building’s Growing Market Power
A McGraw-Hill study predicts up to a fivefold increase in green residential construction by 2016
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Hanley Award Goes to Energy Star’s Sam Rashkin
The architect and Energy Star for Homes leader will be honored for his tireless advocacy of energy efficiency in homes
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Utility Buys Champion Decathlon House
Pepco will showcase the University of Maryland’s winning entry, the WaterShed home, for educational purposes
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The Strange Geography of Thermostat Settings
Contrary to expectations, in winter Northerners set their thermostats lower than Southerners
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Encouraging Progress on Carbon Reduction
A collaborative effort by builders and designers to increase energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions is producing positive results
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The Smart Meter’s Contentious Opponents
They still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter protesters are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety
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PHIUS Measures Its Approach to Spray Foam
Responding to feedback from the building community over its proposal to disallow use of SPF using hydrofluorocarbon blowing agents, PHIUS has deferred to its recently formed technical committee for guidance
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The PV/Solar-Thermal Switch-up
As the cost of photovoltaic panels has declined, some utility-scale solar projects originally designed to generate electricity using solar thermal collectors are shifting to PV
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Weatherization’s Home-Stretch Recovery
Even though the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program struggled out of the gate – and can always be improved – it has produced encouraging, credible results