Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/18/2009
Editor's Note: Scientific American's George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in Solar at Home (formerly 60-Second Solar). Read his introduction here and see all posts... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/18/2009
One of the most important components of a tightly sealed house or a super-sealed Passive House is a fresh air system. Often they are heat recovery ventilators, and others have used earth tubes... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/17/2009
Some of the top green building products for 2009 include mineral wool insulation, an integrated rain-screen/insulation wall cladding for commercial buildings, a heat-pump water heater, and an... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/17/2009
I'll admit to entering the halls of Greenbuild -- the mammoth green building conference and expo, held last week in Phoenix -- with a cynical theory: Greenbuild would be filled with greenwash.... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/17/2009
Hycrete displayed its lineup of waterphobic concrete admixtures at Greenbuild 2009 last week in Phoenix.
November 17, 2009, by Melissa Hincha-Ownby Published by Mother Nature Network... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/17/2009
Green is growing. Manufacturers say the interest in environmentally sustainable products continues to rise, and many predict the residential segment will eventually face similar green requirements... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/16/2009
FLORHAM PARK, NJ, November 11, 2009 - BASF's first home constructed from 100 percent Neopor expandable polystyrene (EPS), Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs), Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) and... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/16/2009
Last week, more than 30,000 people from around the world attended Greenbuild 2009, illustrating that living ecologically smart has broadened its appeal beyond a passion for a small group of dedicated... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/16/2009
Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/16/2009
It's too soon to know how much he'll save on his monthly energy bills, but Dave Maas has been pleased so far with his home's new geothermal heating and cooling system.
"It seems to have heated... |