Articles

“Build Tight, Ventilate Right” is an often used phrase in “high-performance building.”  High-performance sounds like it is expensive. However, we need to evaluate... Read More

In mid-January 2023, there was what seemed like a surprise announcement one day acknowledging the dangers of gas stoves and announcing possible regulatory action, and then this whole story seemed to... Read More

Summary              In the second to last article of the adaptive building series, I explore the way extreme storms serve as economic shocks, describing... Read More

When you build a house, some parts are designed to be upgraded within a few years, and others after a few decades or even after one century.  Kitchens and bathrooms get makeovers, but... Read More

Summary In this long-awaited building finance article, I finally leave the building industry fallacy conversations and move into the forces of change. We will first cover how the finance world... Read More

Certification programs represent a major part of the green building industry, affirming specific achievements and credentials and encouraging the development of leading-edge practices and materials.... Read More

In Part I of this two-part series on the Residential Green Building Market, researching the different certification programs created broader, more complex questions about the state of the residential... Read More

There have been many climate battles over the years with environmentalists taking polluters to court for decisions that harm us all. We may all look to fossil fuel corporations as the major target of... Read More

Summary             This ‘Visualizing Building Code’ section of the Adaptive Building Series aims to help us view the... Read More

  A breakdown of state policies and actions advancing energy efficiency. Click to view the Energy Cheat Sheet Infographic.      ACEEE’s State Energy Efficiency... Read More