Raising the Roof - Mid-Mod Makeover Goes Zero
In a recent blog, I blasted mid-century modern architecture as the “worst and the least of everything” for its energy (in-)efficiency. ...
Who's Kelvin, And Why Does This Light Make Me Look Bad?
Trying to find the right light bulb can bend your mind like finishing a Rubik’s cube. Incandescent, CFL, LED, Edison screw-in or...
Green Choice - What The Pros Want
I took an informal poll recently about what green-building nerds want in homes and buildings. I posed a question in some LinkedIn...
Mid-Mod - Unhappy Days for Energy Efficiency
Mid 20th-century modern is some of the coolest design out there. Transporting California’s easy, breezy design to wherever else the...
Green Water - Dump It, Or Sump It
When it comes to green build, energy is first-born, and water the red-headed step child. At least it has been until recently, as the...
Green Light Special - The Golden Age of LEDs
Walk down the lighting aisle of any big-box store, and you’ll see something you wouldn’t have five years ago – half the light bulbs...
Zero the Hero - Building Net-Zero with Bricks & Sticks
Net-zero is the new superhero in homes and buildings, and anything less is merely mortal. “Net-zero” can be defined lots of ways – in...
HERS Ratings - All That And A Bag of Chips
The “Home Energy Rating Score” boils all energy use in a home down to a “miles-per-gallon” number – like a window sticker in a car. One...
Green Seen - You Can Run ...
Finding out whether a home is energy-efficient (or not) is as close as a smart phone. HERS ratings, the industry standard for measuring...
Green Premium - Price Bump for Green Homes & Schrödinger’s Cat
A valuation premium for green homes and energy efficiency is a lot like Schrödinger’s cat, says a new study released by the Colorado...
