Modern LEED-Platinum home is sealed tight but open to fresh air and sunshine.
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A recently passed bill may incentivize utilities to subsidize homeowner purchases of the systems.
Nexus EnergyHomes marries construction design with in-home monitoring.
High-performance insulation and air sealing are crucial to building an affordable net-zero home.
Several companies are already looking beyond new-home construction for growth.
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GE plans for solutions that will enable builders to provide net-zero energy homes by 2015.
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Requirements and deadlines for remodeling-related energy-improvements and equipment.
Eco-Estate in Silver Spring, Md., features energy-saving products and common-sense design.
Up here in Maine, the words "heat" and "pump," when strung together, elicit something between a wince and a guffaw. Central air conditioning is a novelty up here, used primarily in commercial establishments–and sparsely even in those. For heating, the technology is utterly useless. Or at least it...
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A conservation-first approach to home building is just plain common sense, says one green guru