A Successful Model for Saving Energy in Old Buildings
Leasing, monitoring, and sharing of utility bill savings create a profitable model for making old structures energy-efficient.
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Rebuilding Versus Building Anew
Renovate old buildings to save the embodied carbon but do deep energy upgrades to reduce their operating impact.
Zero-Energy Buildings to Zero-Energy Communities
District energy systems offer efficiencies and cost savings.
Renewable Energy’s Waste Dilemma
Solar panels cut carbon emissions; the industry’s practices need to be equally sustainable.
Values Trump Cash Incentives as Inducement to Environmental Action
Joining economic inducements with normative impulses sometimes yields the best outcomes.
Reversing Deforestation: Costa Rica Is Showing the Way
Costa Rica first curbed explosive population growth and then stopped deforestation and turned the country into a giant biodiverse park.
Are New Homes in California Achieving Zero Net Energy?
Battery storage is key to “decarbonization” in our homes and our economy.
A New Standard in Green Toilets
A new design in toilets uses hydraulic technology and is low maintenance.
A New Eco-Friendly Cooling Film
Mimicking nature produces another winner.
Renewables Surge While Coal Power Fizzles
It is likely that the clean air experienced during the COVID shutdown will become the new normal.