Hyper-mile your house
If people can get 80 mpg in a car that’s EPA-rated to get 45, then it seems like it should be possible to get better than average performance out of […]
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End of Year Energy Accounting
This year we implemented several changes to reduce our consumption. I posted how we analyzed out energy use and targeted those heavy users for change. That was in Revenge of
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Celebrating the solstice with passive solar
I often say that I wish everyone could live in my house for a week. The winter solstice seems like the perfect time to talk about why. I’ll give you
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Why you don’t need a humidifier
Last Friday, our company performed its tightest blower door test ever: 0.28 ACH50. That’s not a typo – this house was twice as tight as the Passive House requirement. I’ve
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Infill Building
We (Cady and Guyton Construction) have now built several homes inside the city limits of Asheville. I like being part of the city scene and supporting the efficiency factors that
War on coal? Really?
Am I blogging about the election if I write about an issue no one’s willing to talk about? I like and respect people who root for a variety of political
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Let the Elephant in the room …
As a builder/environmentalist, the presidential debate was depressing. I don’t say this because Obama lacked luster or because Romney appeared energetic, though that didn’t help. There was not even one
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Things I learned in my “net-zero” energy home
Have you ever noticed that you hear a lot about “net-zero energy” homes or buildings that have just being designed or are just being built? You almost never hear anyone
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The Revenge of the Negawatts
After a year and a half of watching our electric production from our Solar PV system we became much more conscious of our consumption. We had been pretty
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Keeping current
Got any plans for Sept. 14-16? The Southern Green Living Expo will be at the Asheville Civic Center that weekend, and you should plan to be there. I know if