Insulation
Will You Save by Doubling the R–Value of Insulation?
Posted on October, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Insulation If you’re building, renovating or just thinking about improving your home, there are few better ways than the right insulation to help you save energy, reduce drafts, and improve indoor air quality. Read more
Market Share for Energy Star Qualified Homes Reaches 25 Percent
Posted on September, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation , Lighting , Windows & Doors The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that 25 percent of all single-family homes built nationally in 2010 earned EPA’s Energy Star, up from 21 percent in 2009. Read more
Tools and Toys for Builders: New Test Center for Low-Energy Buildings
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Ceilings & Walls , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation , Lighting , Windows & Doors All types of snazzy technologies are available these days to make buildings greener: automated shades, electrochromic windows that know when to tint, intelligent lighting controls and smart cooling and heating systems, to name just a few. Read more
Harvesting Energy From Our Existing Buildings Stock
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation There is a promising and massive source of energy right at our fingertips — but, so far, this resource remains largely untapped. I’m not talking about methane deposits from coal shale or a new solar power technology. Read more
Ecovative Announces Equity Announcement
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Insulation , Organic Waste , Waste Management Green Island, NY - Ecovative Design, LLC, the world leader in mycelium-based materials science, today announced that a group including 3M (through its 3M New Ventures business), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and DOEN Foundation has invested in the company. Read more
Major New Recovery Act Milestone: 300,000 Homes Weatherized
Posted on April, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Green Initiatives , Insulation Washington, DC - January 19, 2011 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that states and territories across the country have now weatherized more than 300,000 low-income homes under the Recovery Act, Read more
CertainTeed Brings New Sustainable Insulation™ To Market
Posted on April, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Insulation April 01, 2010 - CertainTeed Corporation’s fiberglass insulation manufacturing facility in Chowchilla, Calif., is taking a next step in its holistic approach to sustainability with the introduction of Sustainable Insulation™. Read more