Winthrop Center Named World’s Largest Passive House Office Building
The new 62-story Winthrop Center in historic downtown Boston is celebrating its grand opening this week.
Passive Houses
Solar Walls, Trombe Walls, & Passive Solar Heating 101
Solar walls, glazed solar collectors, and so-called Trombe walls are all different types of passive solar heating technologies based around the use of materials meant to absorb solar radiation (generally, dark-colored materials since dark colors absorb the heat better) and thermal mass. The end goal is to provide space heating, and often ventilation as well.
United Nations Global Centres of Excellence in Building for North America
Vancouver and New York will be the United Nations’ Global Centres of Excellence in Building for North America.
Solar Loans Down To 6.5% Interest, NY Solar Schools… (Solar News)
Solar news buffet below. Eat it up! Dividend Solar is now offering solar loans with an interest rate of just 6.5%, the lowest in the country. If you’d like, you can also invest in these solar loans via Dividend Solar. (Planetsave) Solar power is now a “default energy source” in … [continued]
“Passive House Revolution” Shows The Rise Of Extremely Efficient Houses
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. Imagine a building that uses 80 to 90% less energy for heating and cooling, simply because of its design features, and along with offering considerable cost savings, can greatly reduce the carbon dioxide emissions associated with homes or commercial buildings. Sound too good to be true? … [continued]
