Harrison Fraker Profiles Low- to Zero-Carbon Neighborhood in Germany and Sweden
Harrison Fraker, professor of architecture and urban design at the University of California at Berkeley, gave an interesting talk on 11/2/11 on sustainable, low-carbon neighborhoods. He profiled four...
View ArticleEllen Kathrine Hansen’s Active House Vision
Ellen Kathrine Hansen of VKR Holding in Denmark spoke in early November at UC Berkeley about her work implementing the Active House vision—creating buildings that combine energy efficiency with the use...
View ArticleStudy: Repayment for Energy Efficiency Improvements through Utility Bills a...
On-Bill Financing Extends Opportunities for Energy Efficiency Investments to Historically Underserved Markets such as Multifamily Housing and Small Businesses Washington, D.C. (December 8, 2011):...
View ArticleUpcoming Events: The Net Zero Energy House
THE NET-ZERO ENERGY HOUSE – PROPELLING GREEN BUILDING CONCEPTS INTO MAINSTREAM Thurs, Feb. 23rd • 9.00am-2.00pm Fort Mason Center (Marina Blvd and Buchanan St.), San Francisco, CA...
View ArticleUpcoming Events: Passive House California Monthly Meeting, February 26, 2012
dasHAUS Tour and Conference: “Prefab and Passive House” Passive House California is pleased to partner with dasHAUS to bring this excellent exhibit of current German building technology to San...
View ArticleInterview: Corey Saft, Passive House Builder, Lafayette, Louisiana
How Does a Passive House Actually Perform in the Deep South? The first Passive House built in the steamy climate of southern Louisiana, and profiled in Recreating the American Home: The Passive House...
View ArticleEnergy Standards and Savings Overview
Counting Savings If you swapped out your 25-year-old refrigerator-freezer with a brand new one last year, you could chill your cartons of milk and home-cooked casseroles just as well as ever, while...
View ArticleLimited Time Offer: American Passive House Developments Print & E-Book Combo
Get more info on American Passive House Developments here. Buy the American Passive House Developments Print Edition and E-Book for $20! (Use Promo Code: 10OFFAPHD) Buy the American Passive House...
View ArticleRobotics in Automated Building Facades
Stephen A. Gage and Will Thorne explore the potential of robotics in automated building facades. In an article in Technoetic Arts last year, they explained what they call “edge monkeys”, a proposed...
View ArticleLow Carbon Productions’ Passive House Articles Featured in Home Energy Magazine
Mary James, founder of Low Carbon Productions, recently published two articles in Home Energy magazine. (Must have a subscription to read full articles.) Passive House Passes the Test in Maine...
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