By Trevor Parsons Most homes and buildings are constructed from a palette of building components. After a cast concrete foundation come a dimensional lumber platform, walls, trusses and roof. The choice of traditional building components comes from hundreds of years … Continue reading →
Book Review by Roger Lohr The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv, 317 pages, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, $24.95 “The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder” is by Richard … Continue reading →
By George Harvey There an allegory about a certain man, who was walking through a construction site, when he accidentally kicked over a bottle that happened to be standing in his path. The bottle opened, and out popped a Jinni. … Continue reading →
By Johanna Miller Vermont has a goal of improving the thermal efficiency of a quarter of the state’s old, leaky homes: 80,000 — by 2020. Unfortunately, the state is far from meeting this target. In March 2012, the Public Service … Continue reading →
Keep the Oil In the Ground! Are you feeling the climate crisis? From Vermont’s extreme weather events to the severe droughts of the Midwest to the vanishing Arctic ice sheet, it is hard at times to stay hopeful about the … Continue reading →
When Gas Prices Go Down (& Up) Tired of gas prices going up and down? When they go down, even for a short while – should you stop using “smart transportation” options? What are the options for our bi-state commuting? … Continue reading →
By George Harvey Vermont and New Hampshire have a lot in common. Autumns are colored gloriously gold, red, and yellow by maples, aspens, birches, and our other hardwoods. This brings leaf peepers into our lives and economies. Sugar maples give … Continue reading →
By George Harvey The rather impressive web site devoted to the Norwich University Solar Decathlon 2013 has page called, “Approach,” which describes the principles the team chose to underlie its work. It begins with this quote: “If we can build … Continue reading →
Who is Georgia Mountain Wind, LLC? Georgia Mountain Community Wind is a partnership between two lifelong native Vermont business owners with a passion for home grown renewable energy: The Jim Harrison family of Georgia, VT owns and operates its own … Continue reading →
By George Harvey Vermont can boast that in addition to ski slopes, dairy farms, and its other attractions, it has a lighting manufacturer at the leading edge of technology. LEDdynamics is based in Randolph, Vermont. A prominent statement at their … Continue reading →