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New and Notable: May/June 2013

Northwest Residential Energy Study Reveals Home Energy Usage Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), a nonprofit organization working to make area homes more energy efficient, has published the first two in a series of reports that ...

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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]

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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]

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New and Notable: November/December 2008

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November 06, 2008

Mainstreaming Renewables Borrego Solar partners with Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club stores to bring solar to the masses. In a pilot program, members who shop at one of nine participating Sam’s ... [continue reading]

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New & Notable: September/October 2008

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September 07, 2008

Book Review Krigger, John, and Chris Dorsi. The Homeowner’s Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements. Helena, Montana: Saturn Resource Management, 2008. 256 pp., paper, $24.95. Web: www.homeownershandbook.biz. “The ... [continue reading]

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New and Notable: July/August 2008

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July 01, 2008

Net Zero Energy and Carbon Neutral Buildings When it comes to global warming, there are few culprits with effects like the building industry. When it comes to cleaning up, no other industry has more solutions ... [continue reading]

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New and Notable: May/June 2008

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May 01, 2008

The USB Ecostrip Though we may turn off our lights, and lower our thermostats, the most energy-conscious of us are still inadvertently leaving our computers, DVD players, and other electronic devices on standby mode, even ... [continue reading]

U.S. DOE's HPwES Program Releases Draft Sponsor Guide for Public Comment

Cortney Krauss

U.S. DOE's HPwES Program Releases Draft Sponsor Guide for Public Comment

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s national Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (HPwES) released the draft&...

Passive Proponent—Q&A with Brandon Weiss

Macie Melendez

Passive Proponent—Q&A with Brandon Weiss

President and founder of Chicago-based Weiss Building & Development, Brandon Weiss is a third-generation builder who credits time ...

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