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May 16, 2023

Top Policies That Propel Passive House in North America
New York, Pennsylvania, and British Columbia shone through as centers of successful Passive House policy innovation.
Read ArticleMarch 29, 2023

Green Concrete: The Foundation for a Sustainable Home
New, green concrete options are emerging to help lower the embodied carbon of homes and buildings and achieve global climate goals.
Read ArticleMarch 29, 2023

Home EV Charging Made Simple (But Do Hire an Electrician)
Home EV charging setups can be tricky. So we’ve developed a primer: from model options and safe installation, to pricing and solar storage.
Read ArticleFebruary 28, 2023

Decarbonize Your Home to Support a Greener Grid
Energy storage and controls can reshape your home's electricity demand to harmonize with a clean, decarbonized electricity supply.
Read ArticleJanuary 27, 2023

Calif. Embraces Passive House for Zero Carbon Multifamily Housing
Aligning design and construction towards Passive House standards will result in zero carbon multifamily buildings that are comfortable and resilient.
Read ArticleJanuary 19, 2023

Electrifying? You May Not Need an Electrical Panel Upgrade
Abandoning gas for all-electric appliances? The electrical panel is the unsung hero of any home electrification project.
Read ArticleJanuary 19, 2023

DOE Targets Air Leaks in Path to Zero Carbon
Nationwide analysis gives policymakers and business owners insight to target specific regions, housing segments, and technologies for efficiency and electrification upgrades.
Read ArticleJanuary 2, 2023

Cold Climate Heat Pumps Warm Homes on the Coldest Days
We know that decarbonization requires electrifiction, and we know that heat pumps work in many situations. But many people still wonder: Will heat pumps work in cold temperatures?
Read ArticleNovember 27, 2022

Embodied Carbon: Reduce Your Home’s Hidden Carbon Footprint
Operational carbon is usually what we think of when energy costs are discussed. That is, carbon emissions that come from the energy used to power our homes, cars, etc. over their lifetime. Your home’s energy efficiency comes into play here. Generally, operational carbon emissions can be modeled and predicted, so you can compare one appliance […]
Read ArticleNovember 2, 2022

7 Simple Steps to Decarbonize Your Home
With carbon emissions reaching an all-time high, it is important to discuss how we, as a global community, can minimize the carbon load of our buildings. As of March 29th of 2019, we surpassed over 410 ppm (parts per million) of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere. To put this into perspective, our sea levels […]
Read ArticleApril 21, 2022

Join the Movement, Make a Difference: Electrify Your Home
Concerned about climate change? The time for climate action is now, and the place is in your own home and garage -- in 11 easy steps.
Read ArticleApril 21, 2022

Tackling Embodied Carbon in Retrofits
Because emissions are cumulative and we have a limited amount of time to reduce them, carbon reductions now have more value than carbon reductions in the future. Learn three critical strategies and practical tips for achieving near-term carbon reductions in retrofits.
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