Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 20:35:14 +0000
Today, society faces 3 major challenges in the built environment: ensuring building safety, improving sustainability, and addressing our affordable housing crisis.
Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 22:35:49 +0000
Water heating uses a lot of energy, and consequently costs a lot of money and creates a lot of pollution. The heat pump water heater is the silver bullet to these water heating problems. It’s efficient, saves money, reduces or eliminates air pollution, and it delivers hot water with faster first hour ratings than electric […]
Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 16:35:54 +0000
I’ve written about co-living before, and I knew it wouldn’t be the last time. Co-living encapsulates community and sustainability in one, two of my favorite subjects I could rattle on about all day every day. And by “encapsulate,” I mean it literally makes a physical manifestation of them. The concept is simple — create a […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 15:33:18 +0000
A primer on public loan guarantees, grants, and tax credits for US clean industrial projects.
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 04:50:32 +0000
The Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) suite is a bit of an enigma. I’ve had it for 1½ years, and since long before I’ve had it, I’ve seen some people with the software suite raving about how amazing it is. Indeed, that the car is somewhat able to drive anywhere is a major technical feat. […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 20:50:58 +0000
Clean condo life is messy. It takes time. There’s conflict involved sometimes. Emotions can run high. These are our homes we’re talking about, after all.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 14:50:13 +0000
Vermont wants to lower emissions from heat sources, but has gone about it wrong. There’s a much easier way.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 19:35:30 +0000
As a resident of a condo without central air conditioning, I’ve been feeling the harsh effects of climate change, particularly during the sweltering summers. With climate change, population growth, and urbanization being the key megatrends, it’s clear that air conditioning is transitioning from a luxury to a necessity. For instance, in my Vancouver condo, the […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 10:50:42 +0000
Heat pumps are added to condos all the time, increase the sales value, can save you a bit of money in the wintertime, and will give you blessed comfort on hot days in the summer.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 16:35:31 +0000
It takes work. It takes planning. It takes time. It takes a bunch of people agreeing. It takes someone to recognize the problem, admit to themselves that they have to help solve them, and start moving the ball forward.