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Gulf Coast Upgrade

Affordable and efficient can co-exist — even after a disaster

Results are in for a full year of energy generation and use at the Near Net Zero Energy house, in Colrain, Massachusetts, developed and built by Rural Development, Incorporated, (RDI) of Turners Falls, Massachusetts (see &... [continue reading]

Toward an Affordable Zero-Energy Home

Author: Robb Aldrich

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September 07, 2008

Rural Development, Incorporated (RDI) is recognized nationally as a leader in developing and building sustainable and affordable housing; part of RDI’s mission is to provide efficient, healthy, affordable homes to residents of Franklin ... [continue reading]

Evaluating Energy Use Feedback Devices

Author: Danny Parker, David Hoak and Jamie Cummings

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July 01, 2008

Experience shows that occupant behavior can make all the difference when it comes to saving energy in homes. [continue reading]

Green Production Building - Moving Ducts Inside

Author: Ryan Kerr

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May 01, 2008

Savvy builders can finance green features with the money homeowners would have spent on higher utility bills. [continue reading]

Zero Peak Homes: Real Homes, Real Savings

Author: Ryan Kerr

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January 01, 2008

A net-zero energy home (ZEH) has become a familiar construct to most Home Energy readers. But what we at the Building Industry Research Alliance (BIRA) have learned as we have worked to make this concept ... [continue reading]

An Experiment in Green Living

Author: Elka Karl

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November 01, 2007

Prairie Crossing, a community outside of Chicago, offers families energy-efficient, green living. [continue reading]

Benefits of Demand-Controlled Pumping

Author: Larry Acker and Gary Klein

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June 12, 2007

Much water and energy is wasted in residential buildings, due to poorly designed, poorly installed—and therefore poorly functioning—hot water delivery systems. Homes built in the ... [continue reading]

Energy Efficiency and Solar Electricity Go Hand in Hand

Author: Rob Hammon and Steve Vang

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March 19, 2007

While zero-energy homes (ZEHs) are still more of a goal than a reality, near-zero-energy homes—those that produce as much electricity, but not quite as much total energy, as the residents consume—are ... [continue reading]