We are installing data loggers into the walls of the passive homes we are currently building. Originally designed to monitor building moisture and temperature problems as a precaution for future problems.  Micro-electronic[...]

The Wick Deep Energy Retrofit is the 16th home to meet the Thousand Home Challenge. They achieved more than a 75% site energy reduction from their Nov 09-Nov 10 baseline of 39,348[...]

Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas.  According to the EPA:  Radon comes from the natural (radioactive) breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water and gets into the air you breathe.[...]

All materials at the Savoy house are being tested for toxicity.  Commonly used rigid foam boards such as extruded polystyrene (XPS) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) are made with flame-retardants; XPS owes its light weight to[...]

On December 2, 2012, the bell rang to call the congregants of the West Cummington Congregational Church (WCCC) up the hill to a new spiritual home.  Their beloved old church, erected in 1839,[...]

The Williamsburg Passivhaus (PH) is two PH buildings linked by a breezeway.  The home will include a wood stove in the breezeway between the two structures, making it a three season space.  PH design[...]

Wick DER Green Mechanical Contractor Magazine, cover story, Dec 2012 http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/case-studies/cs-ma-northampton-ngrid-deep-energy-retrofit-comprehensive-1859-victorian      

Affordable Comfort, Inc. is the leading educational resource for the home performance industry. Kent along with Paul Eldrenkamp of the deap energy group spoke on aggressive air tightness goals at last years[...]