Carbon and Energy Conservation

Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and saving energy through the built environment. Learn what embodied carbon is, why you need to care about your carbon footprint, how to track and measure your energy use, and how to calculate the footprint of your next project.

Electric House Made With Cross-Laminated Timber
Integrating cross-laminated timber, wood-fiber insulation, panelized construction, and a solar-tile roof for Passive-House performance.
The End of Deep Energy Retrofits?
Learn why one design-build remodeling firm stopped doing these types of renovations in favor of other efficiency improvements and upgrades.
Improve Home Efficiency with Inflation Reduction Act Rebates
The new legislation would provide $9 billion for efficiency upgrades, including heating, cooling and cooking appliances, photovoltaics, and electric vehicles.
Is Adding Exterior Insulation When Re-siding Your Home Worth the Cost?
Re-cladding a house is typically a once-in-multiple-generations upgrade, and can be an economical opportunity to make walls more energy efficient.
Webinar: Getting to Net-Zero Energy
Five building pros from across the country discuss the need for on-site renewable energy and how to get there.
What Is a Home Energy Audit?
This thorough evaluation of your house's energy health will help you choose the right upgrades to make it more comfortable, healthy, and affordable to live in.
A Rural Electric House That Works
A tight building envelope and plenty of insulation mean low energy bills, even for a Minnesota home with electric heat.

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