March 2024
If 50% Of Existing Homes Achieve 50% Energy Reductions, We Can Meet Our Obligations Under The Paris Accords - 100-year-old Homes Included.
Victorian homes outside Boston.
Green Home Living
Decarbonizing Our Century-Old Charmer: How We Made The Plan (Part Two)
It takes a plan to decarbonize a hundred-year-old house, but it is so necessary to save the planet.
Decarbonizing A 100-Year-Old Home (Part 1)
Decarbonizing our 100-year-old home for future generations is not only possible but required to achieve our climate goals.
Deep Retrofit Or Teardown…Let The Judge Decide?
Renovating an old home or building to be energy efficient instead of tearing it down may conserve embodied carbons and align with reuse goals, but this 1930 library is scheduled for demolition anyway.
Greenest Homes In America: Assessing State Performance
What I ended up with was a simple equation:
1) Average BTUs consumed per household in each state
2) Adjusted by impact of weather and the size of homes in each state.
3) Then: A ranking by an estimate of CO2 emissions per Btu in each state.
Comparing Our Home’s Energy Use To An All-Electric Neighbor
Even leaving out the solar energy that Mark’s home gives back to the grid, his scored impressively on the EPA's scale, which ranges from zero to a hundred. Still, I couldn’t let a 90-point gap between our two homes stand.
To Build or Rehab: Navigating The Path To A Green Home
When a home is old and inefficient, the conversation around achieving sustainability can quickly turn into a debate…
Green Homes For Sale: Understanding Third-Party Certifications
Realtors are more likely to market green homes when the city and/or state has adopted a policy that requires it.
What Does Green Home Certification Mean?
Energy labeling programs add third-party verification when buying or selling a green home.
Whole Home Performance: The House As A System
Like the body, the home is an interconnected system with parts that need to work cohesively for optimal health.
What’s Your Story?
Our launch really began years ago with problems to fix in an old Victorian home.
According to efficiencyUSA.org:
A Green Home Is Tight And Well-Insulated - Attic, Basement, Walls (with well-designed moisture and ventilation strategies)
A Green Home Uses Efficient Heating and Cooling Systems
A Green Home Takes Advantage Of Renewable Energy