High-Performance Home: Energy Efficient is Only a Good Start
This virtual presentation discusses how there’s much more to a high-performance home than energy...
Posts about Building Science (2)
Optimizing Design for Lower Cost High-Performance Homes
Design is critical to improving the user experience of a home. The drawing board is also the easier...
Future of Housing with Certainty: Adapt or Be Left Behind
First in a series of blogs that will explain what hundreds of people have already learned about...
Consumers Demand Energy Efficiency–and are Willing to Pay for It
Recent surveys show that an energy-efficient home is valuable to consumers. We’ll break down which...
From Building Science Experiment to Forever Home
Building science experts converted an uncomfortable 1970s energy guzzler into a home for the 21st...
Air Sealing’s Role in Net Zero Homes
AeroSeal Envelope’s AeroBarrier product helps home builders hit air tightness goals, enabling them...
Net Zero ICF House Cheaper to Build Than Stick-Frame
Zero Net Now’s ICF-based project keeps its cool whenever it needs to. Builder Anthony Aebi has been...
Energy Storage Algorithm Controls Electric Use Spikes in Solar House
The road to all-electric housing starts with realistic solar and battery storage sizing. When you...
DOE ZERH Program Keeps Energy Efficiency Simple
Three-time ZERH winner TC Legend keeps efficiently lighting things up with its latest energy-saving...
ZERH Attached Home Winner
This award-winning attached home in a 10-lot infill development in Salt Lake City showcases...
Energy Efficiency for a Big House
This large home uses about one-fifth the energy of others in its size range. No home is too big to...
Energy-Efficient Homes at Lower Price Point
An affordable housing program gives first-time buyers a chance to own a home—and save money on...
How Do People Lower Their Carbon Footprint?
The U.S. goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will transform every aspect of the...
