Tag: global warming
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Using David White’s Global Warming Calculator
Prime: prime Subtitle: The second part of my Passive House conference presentation Images: …
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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 …