Tag: global warming

  • Using David White’s Global Warming Calculator

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  The second part of my Passive House conference presentation Images:  …

  • Revisiting the Debate Over Global Warming and Insulation

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  Here’s what I presented at the North American Passive House Conference Images:  At the North American Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist,…

  • How Dirty Is Your Electricity?

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  Here’s a look at the carbon intensity of electricity by state and region Images:  Lately I’ve been working on my presentation for the 10th anniversary of the North American Passive House Conference. It’s on the global warming impact of insulation, a followup to my latest article about Alex Wilson’s work on that…

  • More About Global Warming and Insulation

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  It’s not as straightforward as many seem to believe Images:  Well, I really stirred things up with my last article on insulation and global warming. My intention was to explain why Alex Wilson’s results could be doing a disservice to the green building community. In the end, I was rightly accused of…

  • The Misleading Numbers Behind the Global Warming Impact of Insulation

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  An article purporting to quantify this effect has misinformed many in the green building community …