Build a Battery Backup for Home Heating for Under $600
This affordable homemade system activates instantly when the power goes out, and can be set up...
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The New Electric-Powered Home
With all-electric homes, it’s a case of common sense: electrify, and they will buy. Given that...
Beware Anti-Solar Propaganda. It’s Part of a Smear Campaign
A group calling itself “responsible” is spreading disinformation about the health and environmental...
Sustainability Superhero: Riding the Solar Coaster
This year’s Green Builder Sustainability Superhero, Maria Kingery, has a message to others in the...
Seawater-Based Batteries Last 4 Times Longer Than Lithium
New technology could allow these salt-based batteries, made with sodium-sulfur, to leapfrog current...
Housing Breakthrough: Next is Now
KB Home is transforming the housing market with net zero, all-electric, attainably priced...
Affordable Smart Tech Helps Home Builders Ride the Green Wave
Electric vehicles, heat pumps, smart tech and smart panels can work together to smooth the...
Smart Electrical Panel Simplifies CA's Battery Storage Mandate
As solar + storage ready becomes a Title 24 mandate, Schneider Electric's smart electrical panels...
Transforming Our Future: The Fusion Solution
For the first time, scientists produced a fusion reaction that resulted in a net energy gain. What...
The Circular Economy for Solar Panels
When it’s lights out for solar panels, here’s a way to power things back up. There’s a solar...
The Future of Energy: Microgrids
Our nation’s current energy infrastructure is outdated and antiquated. Watch this video to hear a...
Solar Powered Air Conditioner Bridges DIY Divide
A field test of Airspool’s leading edge high SEER inverter compressor unit taught me many of the...
Solar Power Pushes The Sonders Project Toward Net-Zero Goals
In sunny Fort Collins, Colo., the Sonders community of over 200 homes will be powered by solar...