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Toward an Affordable Zero-Energy Home
Rural Development, Incorporated (RDI) is recognized nationally as a leader in developing and building sustainable and affordable housing; part of RDI’s mission is to provide efficient, healthy, affordable homes to residents of Franklin ... [continue reading]

Another Good Reason to Become a Vegetarian
Our focus in Home Energy has always been on energy-efficient, healthy, affordable, and sustainable homes, but there are other areas of our lives that account for our total carbon footprint—how much carbon we ... [continue reading]

Korean Efficiency
Energy efficiency measures in Korea are underway that are at the forefront of market transformation and energy savings. One, a mandate to attach a warning label to any new consumer electronics products that don’... [continue reading]

Evaluating Energy Use Feedback Devices
Experience shows that occupant behavior can make all the difference when it comes to saving energy in homes. [continue reading]

Green Production Building - Moving Ducts Inside
Savvy builders can finance green features with the money homeowners would have spent on higher utility bills. [continue reading]

Advanced Energy's SystemVision
Advanced Energy is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based nonprofit serving as a North Carolina and national resource that focuses on industrial process technologies, motors and drives testing, and applied building science. Its facility houses state-of-the-art laboratories ... [continue reading]



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Our Blog Has Moved
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Jim Gunshinan
Is Energy Efficiency an American Value?
Energy efficiency is good for the economy, good for families, good for workers, and good for the environment.


