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Air-Sealing Tips for Efficiency That Lasts // Part 3: Planning for Intentional (and Some Unintentional) Holes in the Air Barrier

By 475 High Performance Building Supply Team

This is part 3 of a series that describes how to air seal the most difficult parts of buildings. We’ve emphasized throughout this ...

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Fewer Shades of Gray: Reducing Confusion Regarding HVAC Design in Energy Star Homes

By Dean Gamble

Life is rarely black and white. Just go to your local paint store and you’ll find many shades of gray – Monorail ...

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Why Proof Will Be the New Normal // Part 3: Getting It All on Screen

By Griffin Hagle

This is part 3 of a series of articles on Corbett Lunsford and Grace McPhillips Lunsford’s PROOF is POSSIBLE tiny-house tour. While the ...

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Passivhaus 101: Sustainable Architecture from the Inside Out

By Wolfgang Frey

This article discusses the Passive House (PH) as an example for sustainable architecture. It defines what a PH house is as well as how ...

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Looking for Novel Applications of Thermal Storage

By Sarah O'Connell

Through its JUMP platform, Oak Ridge National Lab has partnered with Trane to host a technology challenge on ...

HPC Working For You: Climate Change & Carbon Reduction

By Deborah E. Miller

HPC develops new approaches to federal, state and local policies that promote growth in the residential energy efficiency ...

New Report Shows Big Jump in Net-Zero Energy Homes

By Shilpa Sankaran

Net-zero energy homes seem to be growing their way out of a purely niche market. The number of ...

The Results Are In: These Are The Most Energy-Efficient Utilities in the US

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Our first-ever scorecard of US utilities, released today, reveals striking regional differences and the best — and worst &...

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