I wrote the cover story to the special September edition of "Green Building + Design," a design-porn glossy that doesn't shy away from hard questions about its subjects. (I, for one, balk at the consumerist trend to "be green.") I wrote about the mantra--and standards--called Passive House, which uses modelling and analysis to incorporate remarkable … Continue reading A glimpse at the ideas re-shaping building design from the science up
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Best of Twitter 4: My own green thoughts
Blogging about Applied Sciences, Inc, the world's third largest producer of carbon nanotubes - tech that could double the Volt car's milage. 4:32 PM Feb 12th If it's true that the first passive solar building stateside will be in Yellow Springs (near here), I'm on it like weatherstripping. 8:51 AM Feb 19th If we kept … Continue reading Best of Twitter 4: My own green thoughts