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Living Better with Less Energy
At times, the solutions to our problems are hiding in plain sight. Sometimes the hardest part is taking the time to examine things that we assume don’t need to be examined. Consider my ...
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HOME STAR Incentives to Energize the Home Performance Market
For years, those of us who work in the energy remodeling field have been promoting the personal and environmental benefits of home performance retrofits. Now industry leaders and policymakers are focusing on yet another compelling ... [continue reading]
Grupe Homes Enters the Whole-House Retrofit Market
The depressed new home market is providing a challenge - and an opportunity - for home builders considering entering the retrofit market. [continue reading]
Roof Topography & Ice Damming
It's the roof darn it! What you'll find under a lot of ice dams are overly complicated rooflines. [continue reading]
The Basics of REEP
Residential Efficiency Program now pending on Capitol Hill would jump-start home energy retrofits nationwide. [continue reading]
Energy Labeling & Energy Billing Analysis
Discussions of building labels worldwide have pointed out the difference between “asset value” labels, which are based on how a building performs under standard operating conditions, and “operational value” labels, which ... [continue reading]
Superinsulating My Old House, Phase 2
Phase 1 was an R-35 face-lift of the west façade. Phase 2 looks to the north and east. [continue reading]
The Energy Improvement Mortgage: Two Case Studies
The mythic mortgage product explained, with examples. [continue reading]
Building Performance Journal Editors
Our Blog Has Moved
Thanks for your interest in contributing a blog to the Building Performance Journal (formerly Home Energy magazine). We’re ...
Jim Gunshinan
Is Energy Efficiency an American Value?
Energy efficiency is good for the economy, good for families, good for workers, and good for the environment.
