Designing and building an energy-efficient home that conforms to the many considerations faced by home builders can be a challenge. However, any house style can be made to require relatively minimal amounts of energy to heat and cool, and be comfortable and healthy. It’s easier now to get your architect and builder to use improved [...]
Ok, here is a freebie. You may have heard of the recent discovery by MIT’s Sheila Kennedy an expert in the study of integrating solar cell technology into architecture. She developed a technique of installing photovoltaic cells into flexible, textile like material. I believe they are calling them solar textiles. I was pondering the different [...]
Staying cool inside your house when it is hot outside is a problem. The sun hammering down on our house creates indoor temperatures to increase to uncomfortable levels. Air conditioning provides some comfort. But costs of installing an air conditioning system and the electricity costs to keep it going can be high. Also, standard air [...]