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  • Gorgeous and Light-Filled Passive House

    Passive homes are often criticized for being more about satisfying rigid and strict guidelines than about being a home to somebody. But thankfully, that is starting to change in recent times, as is clearly demonstrated by the so-called Tigh na Croit house recently built in Scotland. Just looking at the pictures I’d never guess this…

  • Top real estate site to promote the ‘Sun Number’ of every property

    Sun Number and Zillow are putting instant analyses of properties’ solar energy potential at the fingertips of home owners, home buyers and real estate agents with a new feature on Zillow that makes the Sun Number rating of a residence just a click away. Sun Number provides a simple-to-understand analysisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunrun adds LG Chem batteries to its U.S. solar-plus-storage system

    Sunrun Inc. and LG Chem, are launching a partnership for the U.S. residential solar market, in which Sunrun will offer LG Chem’s lithium-ion RESU batteries through Sunrun BrightBox solar-plus-storage systems. LG Chem’s lithium-ion batteries have a track record of performance success in the electric vehicle market and offer durability atRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How the EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program could boost solar participation

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Energy Incentive Program, a voluntary program that rewards states for certain renewable energy and energy efficiency measures taken in the years leading up to the start of the Clean Power Plan compliance period, has the potential to really move the needle with solar adoption,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Recycled Materials Used to Build a Modern Home in India

    Using recycled and reclaimed materials when building homes and other structures is slowly, but surely catching on. One recent example of just how great such an endeavor can prove is the home in Mumbai, India, which was designed by the firm S+PS Architects. To construct this home they used reclaimed doors, windows and even pipes,…