The Largest Passive House In North America: 154 Low-Income Housing Units (46 For Formerly Homeless)
This is such a nice story to ring in 2020 with — a thank you to Park Avenue Green.
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Passivhaus 101 — Passive House Definition, Explanation, & Examples
You’ve probably heard the phrase Passivhaus (which is German for “passive house”), and you have perhaps wondered what it meant exactly. So, what does the phrase actually refer to?
10 More Cleantech City Solutions (#21–30)
Following up on the first 20 cleantech city solutions that I promoted here and here, below are 10 more cleantech solutions that cities can implement to more quickly propel humanity into a sustainable cleantech future.
Passivhaus 101
I think we must have written about the Passivhaus (aka Passive House) concept a few times before, but I’m pretty sure we’ve never done a good overview of what a passivhaus is. Luckily, our friend (and longtime reader) Lindsay Wilson of Shrink That Footprint just put together such a piece and … [continued]
China’s Coal-Fired Energy is Going Out Those Inefficient Windows
Once China decides to tackle an issue, it excels. For example, having decided to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from its energy mix, it did so, and in the process, propelled Chinese companies to three of the top five wind turbine manufacturers in the world. From a 78% dependence on … [continued]
Europe Shows the Way to Energy-Efficient Design
After the EU signed Kyoto, requiring it to reduce carbon emissions 8% below 1990 levels by 2012, many products and design changed there, diverging from US standards. Cars, for example, became smaller, lighter; and more fuel efficient. Even US automakers not known for efficiency make 62 MPG cars for Europe. Germany and Spain introduced Feed-in Tariffs that paid homeowners to make solar power on their roofs.
But most interestingly, for Americans now considering energy efficient retrofits with a new “Cash for Caulkers” program being considered, a whole new industry was created by the need to supply new energy efficient building innovations. Energy efficient glass.
