The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about the different energy sources available us worldwide. In my last post, we talked about wind turbines and wind energy. This article covered much of the same philosophies about wind and it’s usefulness to our society if we just embrace it. Using wind to generate power is [...]
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Wind turbines take advantage of the climate in windy areas, essentially capturing the wind to produce energy for that area. This idea of capturing the wind isn’t new. We have used the flow of wind to provide energy for years. Look at examples such as sailboats, kites, and even generating electricity. I ran across a [...]
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The DC Passive House is the first of it’s kind in the DC area. The project is intended to produce a home that reduces 90% of household energy consumed. Our goal for this first house is to demonstrate that Passive House construction can be mainstream construction, both in terms of cost and design. On the [...]
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This article features a Falls Church home that was built using SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) and has been awarded LEED Silver Certification by the USGBC (United States Green Build Council). Other green features include a geothermal heating and air-conditioning system, an underground rainwater cistern and low-flow plumbing fixtures. Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint, cabinets [...]
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Judges for Green Builder® Media have selected a Contemporary Utah Home as Grand Winner Cincinnati, OH December 8 2010 – Green Builder® Media, the leading media company focused on sustainable living, announces the winners of its third annual Green Home of the Year awards competition. Judges selected projects that blend sophisticated design, resource-saving technologies, and [...]
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Posted by Richard Taylor, AIA If you’re not yet giving much thought to how much energy your new house is going to use, and how much it’s going to waste, then it’s time you started. It should be one of your top priorities – if for no other reason than your own pocketbook. Energy used [...]
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By: Roseann Henry, This Old House television The news photos of Hurricane Charley’s impact on Florida made a lot of people wonder just how strong their own homes are. We don’t get a lot of hurricanes around Boston, although they do sometimes take their last gasp up here after the worst is over down south. [...]
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CALGARY, ALBERTA–(TSX – PFB) PFB Corporation reports it has signed a Letter of Intent with Mr. Jim Young of Boise, Idaho, USA whereby the privately-owned Precision Craft Homes Group will be combined with the Riverbend Timber Framing and Insulspan SIPS operations of PFB Corporation. Mr. Jim Young, President of Precision Craft, will be named Chief [...]
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A SIPs expert provides key tips and do’s and don’ts when working with the technology. By Professional Builder Staff The growth of the green, energy-efficient homes market has led to an increased demand for high-performance building envelope products like structural insulated panels (SIPs). Typically composed of a layer of EPS, XPS, or polyurethane foam sandwiched [...]
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Insulspan, one of North America’s largest suppliers of structural insulating building products, has joined forces with AmeriSus – the American Sustainability Initiative LLC –to provide high-efficiency, affordable homes set for distribution this summer. AmeriSus is challenging assumptions about home construction and ownership in America. Dedicated to the proposition that affordability, efficiency and sustainability are not [...]
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