Why More is Not Always Better: Part 2 Catherine Paplin In Part 1 (see issue #60 of Green Energy Times), we discussed XPS (extruded polystyrene) board and closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation, which are produced with blowing agents (HFC, hydrofluorocarbon-based) that put … Continue reading →
FY21 Building Communities Grants Announced The FY21 Building Communities Grants through the Department of Building and General Services (BGS) is now available for applications. The Building Communities Grant Program consists of the Recreational Facilities Grant Program, the Regional Economic Development … Continue reading →
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 →
Builders are facing strong demand but saddled with a massive shortage of skilled labor. In this webinar, Editor-In-Chief Matt Power explores how these conditions has made them more than usually open to new products and systems, from envelopes to “disruptive” … Continue reading →
SEPTEMBER UPCOMING WEBINAR BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: THE BEST OF THE 2018 BETTER BUILDINGS SUMMIT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET This webinar features a few of the top-rated presentations from last month’s Summit, a rare chance … Continue reading →
Five Years and a Million Stronger Five years ago, Building America launched an interactive resource for high-performance home construction. Today, the Building Technologies Office’s Building America Solution Center continues to skyrocket in popularity, growing from about 77,000 users in 2013 … Continue reading →
Four faculty houses built by Unity Homes will set a new standard. By George Harvey Unity Homes is building four faculty homes at Dartmouth College to an energy standard requiring very high efficiency. Each will house one faculty member’s household, … Continue reading →
By Thaddeus Rumple A net-zero energy building produces as much power as it uses. There are a number of ways to do this. One example is a home built to Passive House standards, where costs quickly outweigh the added expense for … Continue reading →
Waitsfield, Vermont, January 18, 2016— Are you part of, or do you know of, a Vermont nonprofit or community organization in need of a small, year-round, sustainably-built and -operable, permanent or portable structure? Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield seeks a … Continue reading →
Reinventing the Water Grid Part I: Science, Behavior & Dollars Thursday, March 05, 2015 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Multi-Sector This session is in two parts.Water is scarcer. Systems for both fresh and waste water are vulnerable. Water standards are increasingly stringent … Continue reading →