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The big trends for the climate seem to be at a turning point. February was the tenth month of record setting heat and was not only the hottest February since […]
Are the energy bills in my new house too high?
Most people who buy a new Greenbuilt or Energy Star home are thrilled with how low their utility bills are. But occasionally we get calls from homeowners who suspect that
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Tiny House, Big Idea?
OK, so tiny houses are the darling of the publishing world about now; hotter than a sirache jalapeno sandwich with wasabi sauce. Apparently people like reading about folks making do
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Carbon negative landscaping
“The world’s cultivated soils have lost 50 to 70 percent of their original carbon stock.Absent carbon and critical microbes, soil becomes mere dirt, a process of deterioration that’s been rampant
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Green building pitfalls of tiny homes
What could be greener than a tiny home? They use so many fewer resources than a traditional home that they should almost get a free pass in the green building
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Design Matters
I’ve been around the globe a time or two but until this past weekend had managed to avoid visiting Florida (excepting the one time we touched Key West via sailboat
Why you should be using an induction cooktop
Induction cooktops are new. I get a lot of questions about them, and at this point not enough designers, contractors, and homeowners are specifying them. In my opinion, they’re the
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A month with an Electric Car
North Carolina dropped the tax credits for renewables for projects after 2015. This stuck us as a dumb move for jobs creation, staying ahead of the innovative curve, fighting
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Renewable Energy in Nicaragua
I am in Nicaragua with Leaf for Life that is doing workshops on sustainable ways people can grow food to fight malnutrition. The workshops have been at the University of
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Know Your Stormwater
“If we were tenants, the earth our home, and Mother Nature the landlord, we’d have been evicted long ago”. Variously Attributed Last Saturday I had an opportunity to talk with
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