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HERO Program Adds Value

Communities across the country are pursuing programs that promote energy efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

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A Solar Myth Bites the Dust

After doing the math, PV and a heat pump appeared to beat solar thermal for water heating.

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The Body and Soul of Connected Devices

This year’s harvest of Internet-connected devices is larger, more diverse, and often more complicated than ever.

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Net Zero Energy Manufactured Homes May Be on Their Way

Results from a 15-month study compare the real-world performance of the DOE Zero Energy Ready home with that of two other manufactured homes.

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Why Don't We Build Better Houses?

By Anthony Denzer

Did you know that the solar house was a popular concept in the 1940s, and that architects like Fred Keck, an American modernist architect ...

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SEEK and FLIR Disrupt IR Camera Technology

By David Kaufman

Infrared (IR) cameras have gotten better and cheaper over the last couple of decades. New products from upstart SEEK Thermal and old-timer FLIR verge ...

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Editorial: My Apartment in Tokyo

By Alan Meier

Every time I visit Japan I learn something new, and my most recent trip was no exception. This time I stayed in an apartment, ...

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Back Porch: RESNET's Building Performance Conference

By Tom White

RESNET convened its Building Performance Conference in Scottsdale this March, a hospitable time of year in the Arizona desert. I roamed the sessions, and ...

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