by Rob Pickett | May 4, 2020 | Building Performance, Green Building, Sustainable Efficiency, Wood Technologies
For someone who has spent a career focusing on one- and two-family dwellings, I appreciate the creativity of those who promote timber design and construction on a larger scale. This blog will be updated as I come across more articles of such spectacular work as is...
by robpickett | Mar 8, 2016 | Green Building
As we all know real estate appraisals are huge in the housing market, but many things that make a home energy efficient can not actually be seen which makes it hard to compare homes apples to apples. We may see this change in the near future. The Appraisal Institute...
by robpickett | Feb 22, 2016 | Green Building
Since the development of the 2009 ICC International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), I have been promoting certification of log homes through EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program (www.energystar.gov). With the 2015 IECC comes a new compliance path via Section 406 Energy Rating...
by robpickett | Jan 22, 2016 | Green Building, News
I came across this article by Damon Embling, on Europe’s construction industry cutting carbon emissions and energy consumption by revisiting clay-based construction materials. It was too good not to share: The concept of building with biomaterials is nothing new...
by robpickett | Jan 5, 2016 | Green Building
I recently came across an article that brought me upon NexusHaus. The article focused on the water-saving element of their submission to the DOE Solar Decathlon. They came in 4th overall, but I found the solution for water efficiency in an arid region exceptional. Not...
by robpickett | Jun 1, 2015 | Building Systems, Green Building
Oversight and Inspection Summer 2015 Open PDF Full-Page —————————— Integrating Solar Spring 2015 Open PDF Full-Page —————————— Preparing for the...
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