Tag: passive solar
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A Classic 1970s Home Goes from Solar-Heated to Net Zero Energy
Subtitle: Richard Levine’s Raven Run house in Kentucky has evolved over the decades Images: Last week I was in Lexington, Kentucky speaking at the Midwest Residential Energy Conference. It was a great regional conference, and the folks there are making things happen. (I even played nice. With all those Kentucky Wildcat fans there, I held…
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PNC SmartHome in Cleveland Snares Brooking Prize for Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Planning for the SmartHome began in late 2010, when CMNH staff members were making preparations for mounting a major traveling exhibit on the science of climate change. They wondered what else they could do to communicate the complex and challenging issue of climate change. Could they do something hopeful to demonstrate real solutions? Could they,…
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An Extreme Ecological Vision For An Extreme Environment
A building designed for alpine environments makes use of photovoltaic cells integrated into the building’s skin, which changes shape to maximize power output. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechlin…