| The home of Casey and Molly Fenton, pictured Tuesday, October 6, 2009, will be featured in the Tour of Homes. (Jim Lee/Sioux City Journal)
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November 10, 2009, by Joanne Fox Published by Sioux City Journal In the nine years that Casey and Molly Fenton have been married, they've moved eight times.
In fact the house where they've lived for almost two years - that will be featured... (More) | | When our heating contractor Tony Silverio told us we had a choice between a closed loop and an open loop geothermal system, our first inclination was simply to go with the least expensive.
That’s in part because we already knew we’d be spending significantly more upfront for a geothermal system than we would have for traditional heating in exchange for the long-term savings geothermal produces.... (More) | | Not only are the home’s internals well-designed; the architecture is very tasteful.Much like President John F. Kennedy’s challenge 50 years ago to beat the Russians to the moon, the green energy movement has tapped into many Americans’ competitive streak. November 20, 2009, by Jim Hickey Published by Vineyard Gazette Online This competitive spirit is embodied perfectly in the West Tisbury home of... (More) | | An ambitious effort at “affordable green” broke ground in La Plata County last week. On Nov. 13, Colorado Housing Inc. and the Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County started construction the region’s first net-zero energy affordable home. November 19, 2009, by Will Sands Published by The Durango Telegraph
Last Friday, the partnership set off on the construction of an affordable home that will offs... (More) | | Panels with built-in insulation slow to catch on here but might as green movement strengthens November 15, 2009, by Jim Weiker Published by The Columbus Dispatch Below: Lamit Industries employees Donald Blystone, left, and David Harrison cut structural insulated panels at the company's South Side factory. These panels were used for the renovation of Teresa and Peter Wray's Northwest Side home. THE... (More) | | An acquaintance of mine complained that his windows lose a lot of heat during the winter and asked me if he should replace them with "energy-efficient" windows.
While I was considering my answer - which is usually "no" when it comes to replacing old windows - he surprised me with another question.
November 19, 2009, by Philip S. Wenz Published by The Durango Herald "Are energy-efficient windows... (More) | | Over the past few years, as many other industry conferences have seen a decline in numbers, the USGBC’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo has seen healthy increases in attendees, exhibitors, and buzz. This year’s event, taking place Nov. 11-13 in Phoenix, looks like it will continue that upward trend.
Launch Slideshow November 3, 2009, by Katy Tomasulo Published by Hanley Wood EcoHome
Though... (More) | | Philips' LED light bulb screw-in replacement for 60W incandescent bulb $10M DOE competition. AP photo credit
The 2009 Greenbuild Conference and Expo is now over. The conference ended on Friday, November 13 in Phoenix, Arizona with 28,000 attending various activities over a four-day period. Carol Browner was unable to present the closing plenary speech on Friday; another Obama Administration official,... (More) | | New legislation introduced in the U.S. House would support and expand Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Bond programs (H.R.3836). A PACE bond is a small municipal bond where the proceeds are loaned to commercial and residential property owners to finance energy retrofits and who then repay their loans over 20 years via an annual assessment on their property tax bill.
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| Quad-Lock Building Systems, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Dean (DJ) Ketelhut has accepted the position... (More) | | October 2009
Quad-Deck Used to Rebuild School Hit by Katrina
Check out how Quad-Deck... (More) | | Out of Control SUV Rams Into Quad-Lock Home (More) | | Amvic founder, Victor Amend, recently sat down with Canadian Business Journal to talk about the company's... (More) |
| Oliver Baumann, President of Ebert & Baumann Consulting Engineers and Professor Ursula Eicker discuss... (More) | | Adam Rome, Ph.D., takes a historical look at the impacts of post WWII home building on the environment.... (More) | | In this video, George Sullivan, P.E., reviews the potential options for wind energy generation at your site. (More) | | No, you can't earn a PDU credit just for watching this video. You had to be there. But you can learn a lot abo... (More) |
| Know Your Options When Insulating a Basement ResistantThe basement walls are constructed of stacked... (More) | | Insulated Concrete Forms, Other Measures, Make Home Disaster ResistantIt was only a coincidence... (More) | | New Study Shows Major Energy Savings Potential for Southern StatesFunded by the Energy Foundation... (More) | | Green Research Results in New Geopolymer Concrete TechnologyGeopolymer concrete has the potential... (More) |
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