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January 02, 2009

Steve Mann is a HERS rater, Green Point rater, LEED AP, remodeler, and long-time software engineer. Home performance analysis, HERS ratings, and green building ratings like Energy Star for Homes and LEED for Homes all ... [continue reading]

New & Notable: January/February 2009

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January 03, 2009

Caroma Receives Awards for Innovation Caroma, maker of high-quality bathroom products, recently introduced two bathroom fixtures, one of them, the Profile Smart, won recognition in Popular Mechanics magazine’s Breakthrough Product Awards, 2008. The Profile ... [continue reading]

Calendar: January/February 2009

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January 03, 2009

January 7–9 2009 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: World Energy Efficiency Association, 645 N Michigan Ave., Ste. 990, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: (312)587-8390; Web: www.mwalliance.org. January 20–23 International Builders’ Show, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: ... [continue reading]

Letters: March/April 2009

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March 09, 2009

How Tight Is a Passive House? I love your magazine and Web site. You inform me about cutting edge technology for advising, building, and renovating—backed up by tests and studies—it isn&... [continue reading]

What Were They Thinking?

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March 09, 2009

Clothes Dryer Mistakes [continue reading]

New & Notable: March/April 2009

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March 09, 2009

WEATHERIZATION AWARDS A key goal of the Obama administration is to increase the number of homes weatherized annually from 140,000 to 1 million. To achieve this goal,  the House version of an economic stimulus package increased ... [continue reading]

Calendar: March/April 2009

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March 09, 2009

March 4–6 Better Building: Better Business Conference 2009 Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Contact: Trisha Stibor, Energy Center of Wisconsin, 455 Science Dr., Ste. 200, Madison, WI 53711. Tel: (608)238-8276, Ext. 124; Web: www.ecw.org/betterbuildings. March 8–10 HVAC Excellence National ... [continue reading]

Letters: May/June 2009

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May 06, 2009

Shower Faucets Frustration I am in the energy contracting and consulting business and just built my own home. Needless to say, it is very efficient and very green, including solar hot water. I learned a ... [continue reading]