For almost 30 years homeowners have been remodeling their homes to improve the aesthetics, increase space, make the home more kid-friendly or to just raise their quality of life. The 1970s were a wake up call that the US was becoming too dependent on foreign oil. As long as the oil embargo lasted...
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Let’s start at the beginning.
1) The typical home in this country loses 25% of it heat (or cooling) from what’s called infiltration. We experience infiltration as drafts. Every penetration through the skin of the house or the envelope allows outside air into the house. This includes...
On January 20 2009, we entered a new era with Barack Obama’s inauguration. It is the “Energy-Climate Era”, according to Thomas Friedman’s new book in Hot, Flat and Crowded. As the population of the globe grows and aspires to an American lifestyle, the demand for fossil fuels...
For almost 30 years homeowners have been remodeling their homes to improve the aesthetics, increase space, make the home more kid-friendly or to just raise their quality of life. The 1970s were a wake up call that the US was becoming too dependent on foreign oil. As long as the oil embargo lasted...
Toward a Zero Energy Home
A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) -- a home that produces as much energy as it consumes -- is an idea whose time has come! Authors David Johnston and Scott Gibson (Green from the Ground Up) explore the design and construction of self-sufficient houses from start to finish.
They...
