Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/06/2008
Geothermal is the greenest way to heat, but is also the most expensive, costing $3,000 more per ton of air than a conventional heat pump; and it costs $7,000 or more for a residential installation.... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/06/2008
"To me, climate change is the single largest issue facing the nation today," says Elizabeth Weiss, Managing Principal at Garman Richardson Architects. Mrs. Weiss spoke for the hundreds of AEC... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/06/2008
We will do better. President Obama's administration will strive to make America the most energy efficient country in the world. The President has outlined the steps he will take in making this... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/04/2008
One of the issues taken up by the National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) board of directors during its summer meeting in July was approving the Certification Policy Committee’s insulating... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/04/2008
Developer Jerry Rosengarten decided two years ago to build a prototype home that would incorporate renewable energy systems with the goal of complete energy self-sufficiency. This past October,... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/04/2008
HGTV is building its second annual “green” home in Tradition Florida, and one lucky winner will receive the fully-furnished, LEED certified home next spring. We are pleased that ICFs are being utilize... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/04/2008
Making residential dwellings more energy-efficient is a critical factor in affordable housing, according to a new report by the Metropolitan Housing Coalition. The Louisville nonprofit groups... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/03/2008
The real question, according to EVstudio, is "how much ICF and how much SIP". EVstudio is currently working on a LEED Platinum housing project and have been doing a tremendous amount of research... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/03/2008
Although up front costs are high, geothermal systems are the best long-term alternative for saving on heat. Besides substantial savings that will eventually allow the system to pay for itself,... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 11/03/2008
A new generation of green-minded homeowners are taking on do-it-yourself projects in order to save money while reducing their carbon and water footprints. The San Francisco Chronicle investigated... |