Spotlight Article:
Airtightness Testing and the 2009 and 2012 IECC
Adopting better state energy codes is a significant achievement, but enforcing these codes at the local level will be the hard part.
Keep Reading
FILTER ARTICLES
Taking the Lead on Lead
free CONTENT
Learn how to weatherize homes with lead paint present while obeying the law, and keeping workers and home occupants safe from lead poisoning. [continue reading]
Policy Collaboratives: Drivers of Green Building and Energy Efficiency in California
premium CONTENT
Despite the best efforts of governments, builders and developers are often left in the dark about changes to local building codes and initiatives. There are ways to turn the light on. [continue reading]
Taking the Long View
premium CONTENT
Instead of offering merely supplies to the people of postearthquake Haiti, what if we could offer our ingenuity? [continue reading]
California's Advanced Homes Program
premium CONTENT
California is slowly moving toward net zero energy construction, defined as building structures that produce as much energy on-site as they consume. The Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan of the California Public Utilities Commission (... [continue reading]
What We Can Learn from Haiti
free CONTENT
The most damaging effect of the earthquake in Haiti was not the ground movement itself, but that buildings collapsed. The rebuilding has lessons for us all. [continue reading]
Guide to Regional Energy Efficiency Standards
free CONTENT
Enlarge Image> On October 13, 2009, the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) signed an agreement with environmental advocates and other groups, notably the California Energy Commission and leading utilities. This agreement on regional standards for ... [continue reading]
Caitriona Cooke
Energy Code Enforcement is Part of the Foundation
Smart building design and construction professionals know that a building is more than a sum of its parts—it&...
Shawna Henderson
Why I Love Dumb, Passive Do-Nothing Houses
I've had a decades-long love affair with dumb, passive houses. Passive. As in do-nothing. I love the design challenge ...
Subscribe to Home Energy Magazine
Improve clients' home performance and your business bottom line.
Subscribe Today!
© Home Energy Magazine 2015, all rights reserved.