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An energy management consultant since 1974, Andrew Rudin shares his personal accounts, the good and the bad, with using solar panels to generate electricity and to heat water.
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Hummingbird House: Design for Everyone Part II
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This is the second part of a conversation with Leslie Jackson, Associate Editor, and Larry Weingarten, a water heater expert and Renaissance guy. His solar-powered structural insulated panels (SIPs) house combines ordinary materials with extraordinary design. [continue reading]
The Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems Fell in 2008
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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV ) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost ... [continue reading]
Hummingbird House: Design for Everyone
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This is an excerpt from a conversation I had with Larry Weingarten, a water heater expert and Renaissance tinkerer, at the 2009 ACEEE Hot Water Conference last June 2009. [continue reading]
Rightsizing Solar PV Systems
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If the solar bug has bitten your client, how do you help them to select a rightsized system for their needs? [continue reading]
A Wisconsin Usonian Home: 37 Years of Energy History
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Not your average homeowners - this couple has kept energy use data for 37 years. [continue reading]
Wisdom Way Solar Village
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It takes a village in this Massachusetts community to create sustainable, affordable housing. [continue reading]
Live Like a Leaf
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The Leaf Community is the first sustainable community created in Italy. [continue reading]
Near Net Zero Energy House
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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]
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Home Performance and HVAC Contractors: Recent Legislative Initiative In Texas
As energy auditors and raters went about their business of testing homes, performing energy audits and HVAC system inspections, they ...
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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&...
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