Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:28:39 +0000

Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]

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Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:38:03 +0000

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for the energy efficient, refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

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A Boston-Area Family Shifts Their 18th Century Home Off Fossil Fuels

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:32:52 +0000

Is it really possible for homeowners to recreate a traditional Colonial New England home so that it uses renewable energy sources? A residential couple who live outside Boston wondered the same thing. How could they get off fossil fuels and do so in a way that made sense for their … [continued]

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