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The Big Bounce

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When the sunlight bounces off the roof, where does it go?

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Air-Sealing Tips for Efficiency That Lasts // Part 4: Protect Your Air Barrier

By 475 High Performance Building Supply Team

This is part 4 of a series that describes how to air seal the most difficult parts of buildings. A service cavity and vented rainscreen ...

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Case Studies in Home Energy Management

Home energy management (HEM) systems have been evolving for decades and finally appear poised to enter the mainstream. The four case studies below provide ...

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Navigating the Oncoming Storm: Opportunities and Challenges with Home Energy Management

By Essie Snell

Home energy management (HEM) systems—comprising smart networked devices that can provide information on, and dynamically adjust, energy use within...

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Women in Building Performance: Darlene Jackson

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Darlene Jackson is a program associate on the Residential team at the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). In ...

A New Lens for Assessing Cost-Effectiveness

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The issue of determining the cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency resources has long been a complicated and sometimes contentious ...

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