'Green opportunity' knocks for Brown - and is missed

... and accelerating climate change, he has missed an historic opportunity to boost the economy and take an important ... efficiency measures; improve the energy efficiency of all public sector buildings. This should provide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:10:50

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How to spend $825 billion

By Kate Sheppard Enviros are heartened by much of what they see in the newly released summary of the House's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ... buildings to make them more energy efficient." Another section of the bill aims to "modernize roads ... for activities supported by other economic recovery funds, such as retrofitting of buildings, green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

Bah, humbug!

By Joseph Romm So what part of the economic stimulus plan did House Minority Leader John Boehner single out on PBS's Newshour: And, ... buildings to make them more energy-efficient, and weatherize the home of poor people. I actually [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:28:00

Cheap green homes

by Adam Stein The recent post on passive houses sparked an interesting discussion about the costs of ultra-efficient homes ... . The home is 50% more energy efficient that sic a code home, will provide a much healthier indoor air quality, will use less than half the water of a standard home, creates almost no waste in building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:47:02

GOP leader Scrooge Boehner disses weatherizing low-income homes and cutting the deficit

scrooge.gif So what part of the economic stimulus plan did House Minority Leader John Boehner single out on PBS’s Newshour: And, ... buildings to make them more energy-efficient Weatherize the home of poor people I actually helped oversee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:44:14

Remodeling Amory Lovins’ home

Amory Lovins’ house Between 1982 and 1984, ... worth of energy stored. The building will also have two of the most efficient residential air-to-air [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:09:15

Is Home Design Going To Change Now?

Readers suggested a topic on post bubble housing. “Is home design going to change now? Cheaper homes built in factories and assembled at the site? ... sense - building to maximize natural light and prevailing air patterns, for example.” “The question is, will architects, developers and contractors utilize energy-efficient design? Will municipalities [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 14:53:35

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