Heat Pumps Get A Boost In UK & Newfoundland
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:00:41 +0000
Heat pumps are gaining traction in all sorts of ways, from a promotion by British Gas to a small company in Newfoundland.
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How The Inflation Reduction Act May Impact Heat Pump Standards
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:30:32 +0000
How efficient should a heat pump be to qualify for incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act? That’s an interesting question.
Oakland To Use Electric Buses To Provide Backup Power To Municipal Buildings
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:50:55 +0000
The California Energy Commission has funded a first of its kind vehicle to building (V2B) project that will allow the batteries of electric buses to provide backup power to community buildings so they can provide a safe place for residents during emergencies. The electric buses used in Oakland were purchased from New Flyer and are […]
Building Materials Need To Be Deconstructed Instead Of Sent To Landfills
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:15:07 +0000
Deconstruction can represent a viable and sustainable alternative to construction demolition, especially if various stages of a building’s lifecycle are taken into account.
Sexy/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Residential, Commercial, & Industrial Heat Is Serious Business
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:00:52 +0000
There isn’t a lot in the realm of heating that’s remotely sexy and also practical, but a couple of things edge into the quadrant, including … hydrogen.
Solar Community Slammed By Hurricane Ian: “Our Lights Stayed On”
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2022 15:21:04 +0000
One RMIer recounts his experience braving Hurricane Ian and why the lights stayed on in his solar-powered sustainable community. By Ryan Foelske My family and I survived our first hurricane. Hurricane Ian passed right over our head and pummeled the west cost of Florida with high winds for 6–10 hours. The storm ravaged our local […]
How Will Future Climate Impact The Design & Performance Of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs)?
Credit to Author: Danny Parker| Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 23:27:25 +0000
Courtesy of Science Direct, via co-author Danny Parker By D.D’Agostinoa, D.Parkerb, I.Epifanic, D.Crawleyd, L.Lawriee Highlights Climate change impact is studied in baseline and NZEBs in different climates. Different weather datasets and a climate change scenario are simulated. Future heating loads decrease by 38%–57%, cooling increase by +99%–380%. Energy efficiency measures to reduce cooling and overheating are […]
Babcock Ranch Was Designed To Be Sustainable & Resilient. Hurricane Ian Was Its First Real Test.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 21:00:28 +0000
Babcock Ranch and Punta Gorda both survived Hurricane Ian with little damage, thanks to robust building codes and good planning.
California Becomes the First State to Commit to Ending the Sale of Polluting Heaters by 2030
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:30:21 +0000
Last week, California became the first state in the United States to commit to ending the sale of polluting fossil fuel appliances — specifically, furnaces and water heaters — by 2030. This move comes on the heels of California’s ban on gas-powered cars by 2035 and is another major step toward achieving carbon neutrality by […]
The Clean Water Act Is In Jeopardy From A Conservative SCOTUS
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:30:50 +0000
What test should courts use to determine whether the Clean Water Act applies to EPA-designated wetlands? The answer could have significant implications for the EPA’s efforts to regulate waterways more broadly.