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Home Energy Performance Data: Why It Pays to Go First
The race to sell ‘green real estate’ could change the way we buy our homes
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How Dirty Is Your Electricity?
Here’s a look at the carbon intensity of electricity by state and region
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How to Use Climate Consultant 4
A handy tool for connecting weather data to home building design
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Efficiency Is Still the Best Energy Deal
Renewables are getting cheaper but energy efficiency, on average, still costs utilities less
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Two Biomass Plants in Maine to Close
Loggers say that the March closings of the generating plants that burn wood chips could affect as many as 2,500 jobs
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Does the Nest Thermostat Save Energy?
Three independent studies plus a white paper by Nest give the answer
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If I use only green or recycled building products, is my house green?
No, but they don't hurt. Building products made from recycled products don’t make a house green by themselves any more than solar or photovoltaic panels do. But keeping the goals…
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Court Backs Smart Meters
A federal judge rejects arguments from a suburban grassroots group that opposed the devices on constitutional grounds
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Planning a Furnace-to-Ducted Heat-Pump Retrofit, Part 2: Data Collection
Answer these questions before making the switch from a gas or oil furnace to a heat pump
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European Court Rebuffs Critics of Wood Pellets
A case filed last year had challenged European renewable energy policy, claiming widespread environmental damage