Solar energy has chronically had trouble getting access to the investment side of low income housing development. The concept of tax credit finance for low income housing is that low income folks need housing, spend money on rent, benefit the … Continue reading →
Michael Canavan In today’s home environment, greater consideration is given to the energy usage of residential buildings – from multi-unit buildings to tiny houses. The adoption of higher performance energy codes is helping to improve energy usage in the new … Continue reading →
Environmental benefits include composting toilets Composting takes place in all soils that support plant and animal life. As waste breaks down in the composter a less chemically complex, more chemically stable substance rich in organic matter and very similar to … Continue reading →
David Keefe Vermonters are a handy bunch. Many of us build, repair, or renovate things on our own. If you are considering an energy-efficiency upgrade, you might be thinking about doing it yourself. This article is the first in a … Continue reading →
A Look at The Upper Valley’s New Solar-Powered, Super-Insulated Apartments Extraordinarily affordable and energy-efficient multi-unit building to open in White River Junction this summer Chris Gillespie Wentworth Community Housing, a collaboration of co-developers Twin Pines Housing and Housing Vermont, is … Continue reading →
James Hansen I must finish Sophie’s Planet this year, so I am writing few Communications. However, I make the draft of Chapters 31-34 available here [at http://bit.ly/Sophies-Planet-31-34], because my perspective of and conclusion about events in the 1980s differs from … Continue reading →
Dr. Alan K. Betts This has been a winter of extremes across the planet. Saturated soils from late snowmelt and heavy spring rains have delayed planting crops here in the northeast. For Vermont, this was the fourth wettest April on … Continue reading →
John Bos We don’t like change, even though change is inevitable. Sometimes it takes a 2 X 4 up alongside the head to get our attention. And then we “see” that some change in our lives could have been avoided … Continue reading →
Nate Gusakov In our last article we introduced AeroBarrier. Here’s a quick refresher: In essence, the system involves blower door pressurization of the house (to +100 pascals), a series of tripods with spray nozzles on them and the introduction of … Continue reading →
What Does It Mean for Building Owners? By Marc Zuluaga In April of this year, Introduction 1253-2018 was approved by the New York City Council along with several other major pieces of legislation as part of a Climate Mobilization Act. … Continue reading →