Home Energy magazine

Several utilities have embraced trees as a solar-powered demand-side management resource. What do we know so far about the effects of shade trees on building energy performance?

People who manage or work within programs that provide any significant service inside a building need to be familiar with the basics of combustion and combustion safety.

The same features that are often added to the top story of homes to give them distinctive architectural beauty can also make them rather beastly to heat or retrofit. One-and-a-half-story houses, like the Cape Cod-style found in New England, are typical of those that pose tricky insulation and air sealing problems.

Using outdoor air to ventilate the space below a snow-covered steep roof is an effective way to avoid icicles and ice dams.

Useful information on energy efficiency and renewable energy is abundant on the Internet--if you know where to look for it.