"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Between rooftop solar for homeowners and big companies building microgrids, traditional power utilities are facing a major threat to their traditional monopolistic ways of doing business. We don’t need them nearly so much as we used to. It makes sense for big companies…
Team Austria wins the Solar Decathlon 2013 with its net zero energy solar-powered house that configures easily into various spaces. Renewable and eco-friendly construction and insulation materials made of timber are easily transported and provide indoor climate comfort and carbon-neutrality.…
Sustainable desert living is the goal of this entry. Capillary mats on ceilings circulate chilled water to provide radiant cooling. Envelope design allows greater thermal efficiency. Large openings blend boundaries between indoors and outdoors. Indoor flexspace reconfigures for various uses.…
Heating costs are expensive in New England. Students at Norwich University in Vermont have designed an affordable 2 bedroom 1 bath home with net zero energy use that will stay at 70 degrees even if it’s minus 20 outside. Wow.…
California’s mandated push to at least 33% renewable energy by 2020 faces supply problems for six months each year when the sun sets earlier, says the California Independent System Operator. Their ‘Duck Chart’ shows the problem. More power is needed…