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The DOE and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have just released the Home Energy Score. From the blog post on Home Energy Pros (which is another DOE program in partnership with Home Energy Magazine): The Scoring Tool is a key component of the U.S. Department of Energy’s residential building energy label initiative … continue reading 
The following post was written by Allison Bailes on The Energy Vanguard Blog and is titled A High Performance Home is Defined by the Process, not the Products. It highlights the importance of focusing on the home as a system and looking at the entire efficiency of all the parts that … continue reading 
Passive Solar Design Are you in the market for a new building or home? Are you considering the option of building a green or energy efficient structure? Our recent article on building Net Zero homes will give you information on building the ultimate green home if you have a larger budget. However, this could add … continue reading 
Weather Strip Your Home Autumn is here and the cold weather is on the way for readers that live in cooler climates. it’s time to start thinking about ways to keep the heat in your home this winter. We have some great posts on insulating your home but this may not be in … continue reading 
Zero Energy Homes
After working through several projects to retrofit an existing home to make it more energy efficient, it’s hard not to think about what could be done by starting from scratch. A clean slate isn’t something that everyone will get when it comes to living in an energy efficient dwelling but those that … continue reading 
DIY Home Energy Audit Having a professional Home Energy Audit is a great investment to make when you need help planning your home energy upgrades. However, in the spirit of Mapawatt and empowering readers to take control of their energy usage, we’ll offer the reader a “Do it Yourself Home Energy … continue reading 
Insulation for your home’s attic is one of the most important aspects to ensuring that you save the most money and energy in regards to heating and air conditioning. I briefly covered insulation in our insulation intro, but it was very basic. While catching up on my energy conservation blogs I ran across Energy Vanguard … continue reading 
Earlier this week a team from Virginia Tech, with their Lumenhaus entry, took home first place in the first ever Solar Decathlon Europe contest held in Madrid, Spain . The University of Florida took home 8th place. The majority of the contestants were from schools in Europe. The Solar Decathlon is usually held in the … continue reading |
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