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New Study Shows Major Energy Savings Potential for Southern States
Funded by the Energy Foundation and the Turner Foundation, “Meta-Review of Efficiency Potential Studies and Their Implications for the South,” cites a number of energy-saving opportunities in both the public and private sectors. Many of these would take place in the private sector, where homeowners can make energy efficiency upgrades such as installing heat pumps, insulation, and efficient window treatments. Continue...  View Topic

New RMI Green Footstep Carbon Calculator Aims to Lighten Buildings' Trend on the Environment
The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a new tool to help people understand how their buildings use carbon and what they can do to reduce emissions from building projects. "Green Footstep" isn't just a tool for carbon documentation, says Victor Olgyay, a principal architect on RMI's Built Environment Team. "It helps inform decisions about carbon during the design process to reduce impacts," he said. Green Footstep also can be used to measure the carbon impact of a project of any size. "You can actually do your dog house or the Empire State Building," Olgyay said. Continue...  View Topic

Do it Yourself with ICFs
Jim Lemon is a member of the Insulated Concrete Form Association and an ICF evangelist, praising the benefits of the ICF, including its environmental friendliness, wall strength, proven fire ratings, insurance savings, cost competitiveness, thermal mass that leads to astonishing energy-efficiency, reduction of noise pollution and air infiltration, and low maintenance. Continue...  View Topic

ICF Forum 
Strength of ICF Walls
Pouring ICF's in cold weather
Tips for building in windy conditions

SIP Forum
Any one actually try this? - "Hot Balling"
Cantilevered sips?
Finally got my walls up

Radiant Heating Forum
New Construction Sandwich Design
Heat pump sizing for radiant vs forced air
How much $ for a simple radiant system?

Geothermal Heat Pump Forum
Three option geothermal decision - help
Auxiliary heat is cheaper!....... 
Flushing/cleaning open Loop system?

Solar and Wind
Honeywell Wind Turbine: How does it really compare?
Solar air collectors 
100 - 200 sq-ft solar and pipe question

Windows/Doors and Interior/Exterior Finish
Alternative roof decking
Window wells
Useless Energy Efficient Products

Appliances, Lighting and Kitchen/Bath Fixtures
Patio lighting
Quietside dual purpose water heater DPW
Got our dual-flush toilets! 

Green/Energy-Efficient Design and Planning
Learning about passive solar
Paying Architect and Builder to learn about alternative methods
New guy bought a place in Memphis

Green/Energy-Efficient Building and Construction
Superinsulating an old house
Best way to build on a Solarium
Floor truss tolerances

General Forum
Basement Insulation
Insulating chimney in attic?
Correcting Attic insulation