Businesses on the Path to Zero

One challenge to creating effective community-wide climate change plans is the fear that businesses will resist making the changes needed to help the community as a whole reduce greenhouse gases…

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The Zero Energy Project’s goal is to help home buyers, builders, designers, and real estate professionals take meaningful steps towards radically reducing carbon emissions and energy bills by building zero…

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Interior Design Ideas for Living Big in Small Spaces

While some large-scale builders still cling to huge home floor plans and many upscale buyers still demand them, there is a rapidly growing interest in smaller homes. Small homes use…

The Buying Power of Efficiency

The average home in the U.S. spends $2,200 on energy each year. That’s $183/month. Rather than spending this money on energy purchases, the smart approach is to invest it in…

How to Scale Home Energy Financing Products

For homeowners making a decision about how to finance a home purchase, options are relatively consistent regardless of where you live. Mortgages rates and terms are comparable across markets and…

Financing Energy-Saving Improvements and Zero Energy Homes for All

Everyone agrees that many energy-saving improvements, such as adding insulation and high-efficiency heating systems, have benefits in the long run. These improvements benefit the contractors who install the improvements and…

BlocPower: Renovating Buildings and Cities on the Path to Zero

Brooklyn-based BlocPower is an innovative for-profit startup that aims to renovate thousands of older buildings to become highly energy efficient, all-electric, and low–carbon emitting. All while creating good jobs for…

Cost-Effective Retrofits: 7 Steps to Zero Energy

Due to the sheer number of existing buildings, it’s not enough to focus solely on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through new construction. And wider implementation of energy-efficient systems through…