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We’re having a 40×40 garage/workshop with a bonus room above designed to attach to our cape, here in CT. I nearly had a heart attack after getting our first quote for the foundation! The excavators quoted the typical 42″ x 10″ stem wall on top of a 20″ x 10″ footing, with foam insulation on […]
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Green Building Blog Solar pioneers describe the evolution of their house and what they’ve learned about efficiently using power and water. | October 14, 2026 Gale Marsland moved to Arizona after falling in love with its desert climate and later built an off-grid home with her husband using sustainable design, passive solar principles, and traditional […]
Hello! I have a question about air/vapor but I have to explain my project a bit for context: I am trying to carve out a small office space in the attic of a c. 1950 colonial in Massachusetts (Climate Zone 5a). Due to limited space under the rafters (and limited money) this will come up […]
Ryan, Your assembly with Zip-R on the underside is what is most usually suggested when this comes up here, for raised floors open to below. The only complications are when it is too close to grade. If you can get under there it will work well. Depending on how worried you are about rodents, you […]
Arevon Secures Three Contracts for Illinois Solar Project Three electric utilities signed 20-year renewable energy credit agreements for the planned 200-megawatt Panther solar project in Perry County. By Chelsey Arries October 14, 2026 Renewable energy developer Arevon Energy has signed three long-term agreements to sell renewable energy credits from its planned Panther solar project in […]
New York Funds 3D Printed Concrete Siding Research for Lower Carbon Home Retrofits Syracuse University engineers will test the panels in the lab and in the field before retrofitting a campus dormitory using robot-assisted installation. By Danielle Naidu October 13, 2026 A Syracuse University engineer has received a multiyear award from the New York State […]
Florida City Installs Solar Panels at Wastewater Reclamation Facility The system is expected to produce about 317,000 kilowatt-hours a year, equal to one month of the plant’s on-peak power use. By Danielle Naidu October 09, 2026 The city of Miramar, Florida, has opened a solar energy system at its wastewater reclamation facility. It is the […]
Open-Source Project Aims to Make Power Grid Planning Data Easier to Share and Review Its first application, planned for release in 2027, would transfer grid data and models between existing planning tools. By Danielle Naidu October 07, 2026 Regulators, advocates and communities could gain greater visibility into the data and models used to guide power-grid […]
Fit Energy Plans Data Center on Former Mining Site Natural gas fuel cells would supply on-site electricity for a proposed development in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County. By Chelsey Arries October 06, 2026 A former mining and quarry property in Newport Township, Pennsylvania, is slated for redevelopment as a data center with an on-site fuel cell power […]