affordable housing Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/affordable-housing/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Tue, 06 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Enterprise Green Communities — The Best Program You’ve Never Heard of https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/enterprise-green-communities-the-best-program-youve-never-heard-of/ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=enterprise-green-communities-the-best-program-youve-never-heard-of The best green building program you’ve never heard of is probably Enterprise Green Communities. Everyone knows about LEED, of course. Regional programs, such as EarthCraft House and Minnesota GreenStar, also have name recognition in their areas. But unless you’ve been…

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]]> Why Does the US Green Building Council Seem So Out of Touch? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/why-does-the-us-green-building-council-seem-so-out-of-touch/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/why-does-the-us-green-building-council-seem-so-out-of-touch/#view_comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=why-does-the-us-green-building-council-seem-so-out-of-touch Yesterday I read a short interview with Rick Fedrizzi,* the CEO of the US Green Building Council (USGBC), and it got me to thinking about that organization. They’re probably the largest, most well known green building organization in the world.…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/why-does-the-us-green-building-council-seem-so-out-of-touch/feed/ 28 Habitat for Humanity Leads the Way to Affordable, Green Homes https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/habitat-for-humanity-leads-the-way-to-affordable-green-homes/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/habitat-for-humanity-leads-the-way-to-affordable-green-homes/#view_comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=habitat-for-humanity-leads-the-way-to-affordable-green-homes Habitat for Humanity is showing that affordable housing and high-performance homes isn’t an either/or choice. They’ve been doing great work and going in this direction for a long time, but in the past 5 years, they’ve really stepped it up…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/habitat-for-humanity-leads-the-way-to-affordable-green-homes/feed/ 18 Send Raters, Guns, and Money – Adding Value with HVAC Design https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/send-raters-guns-and-money-adding-value-with-hvac-design/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/send-raters-guns-and-money-adding-value-with-hvac-design/#view_comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=send-raters-guns-and-money-adding-value-with-hvac-design A few months back, I received the following email about payment to design the HVAC system for a new ENERGY STAR home. The author of the email is a home energy rater, and my client. The “HVAC guy” is the…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/send-raters-guns-and-money-adding-value-with-hvac-design/feed/ 1 The Mad Housers – Not Your Average Cup of Tea https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-mad-housers-not-your-average-cup-of-tea/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-mad-housers-not-your-average-cup-of-tea/#view_comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=the-mad-housers-not-your-average-cup-of-tea I talk about homes here in the Energy Vanguard blog all the time – new ENERGY STAR homes, HVAC systems to heat and cool homes, home energy audits… Today I’m going to talk about the homeless. I talk about homes…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-mad-housers-not-your-average-cup-of-tea/feed/ 8 Does Energy Efficiency Drive Home Builders out of Business? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/does-energy-efficiency-drive-home-builders-out-of-business/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/does-energy-efficiency-drive-home-builders-out-of-business/#view_comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=does-energy-efficiency-drive-home-builders-out-of-business A couple of months ago, I was reading a discussion in one of the many LinkedIn groups that I belong to and came acros a comment arguing that energy efficiency requirements drive builders out of business. Here’s part of what…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/does-energy-efficiency-drive-home-builders-out-of-business/feed/ 20 Greening the Residential Remodel – Habitat for Humanity’s New Push https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/greening-the-residential-remodel-habitat-for-humanitys-new-push/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/greening-the-residential-remodel-habitat-for-humanitys-new-push/#view_comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:00:00 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=greening-the-residential-remodel-habitat-for-humanitys-new-push The last time I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Icynene was not a household name, and many homeowners had never heard of a Blower Door and Duct Blaster. (Well, OK, you’re right. They’re not exactly household names now either, but…

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