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From desegregation to the rise of the Internet, much has changed in the past 100 years. But our homes haven’t. Why old-fashioned thinking in regards to how we occupy spaces is bad for our wallets, the environment, and our overall wellbeing. Anywhere, USA Let’s paint a picture of the typical American home. First, it is a slave to the ... Read More...
From the rise of the sustainable building movement and LEED, to developments in the renewable energy sector, the world we live in could see a huge positive impact thanks to the houses we live in. Below are 5 ways homes today have, and will continue to change for the better by utilizing technologies we already have. Many people assume that ... Read More...
Why rainwater is worth collecting “Rain, rain, go away! Come again another day!” is a common rhyme children like to chant when their prospective field-trips look to be ruined by a little bad weather. However, for the citizens of the 35 states experiencing severe to moderate drought conditions, or nearly 64 percent of the United States, a ... Read More...
“Building design” does not refer to the multitude of stylistic clichés, such as “colonial” or “ranch”, which are ubiquitous today. It certainly does not refer to any decorative elements of the exterior. No. Building design encompasses a holistic approach, from the spacing of studs to the spacing of shrubs. The point is building design ... Read More...
The development of smart grids, distributed solar energy, time-of-day pricing, and functional electric vehicles offer a vision of a less centralized energy system tied to the one-fuel dictatorship of fossil fuels. One day, individual households and communities, operating their own power sources, may shape the electric grid by how they decide to ... Read More...
A major component of our energy woes today is the grid itself. A solution could be distributed, onsite generation with renewables. Beginnings of the Behemoth Centralized power generation evolved to address the realities of industrialization, including economies of scale and the fact the people simply didn’t want to work, live, or raise a family ... Read More...
A major component of our energy woes today is gridlock --- and the grid itself. Traditional coal-fired power plants are dinosaurs, figuratively and literally. These hulking monstrosities dominate regional landscapes, with smokestacks like predatory dorsal fins, spewing refuse miles into the atmosphere. Additionally, much like the ossified ... Read More...
Hurricane Sandy is but the tip of a rapidly melting iceberg. As climate change continues to wreak havoc on the nation, from record-breaking heat waves and droughts in the American midwest, to “Frankenstorms” menacing the eastern seaboard, Americans are learning to grapple with new climate realities. What can Hurricane Sandy tell us about the ... Read More...
Everything we are as a society, from the health of the economy to the car-based suburban lifestyles we lead (and even the food we eat), is predicated on the availability of affordable fossil fuels. What happens when the costs of global warming, regional insecurity, the irreversible decline of biodiversity, and the degradation of public health are ... Read More...
How net-zero can help homeowners break away from a cycle of ever-increasing energy costs. The Dallas Morning News, as well as other news agencies across the state, have recently reported that the state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) intends to raise energy prices on homeowners and businesses yet again. This is on top of a recent increase ... Read More...
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