NEW + NOTABLE

REVIEWS

  • Recovery Time

    Starting in 2011, all new homes built to comply with the federal Energy Star Qualified Homes standard—perhaps 200,000 units if the NAHB’s forecast for that year holds true—will be required to provide an adequate amount of controlled, fresh-air ventilation as part of a comprehensive energy conservation and indoor air quality goal.

     

EDITORS' NOTE

  • Got Substance?

    Professional conferences, workshops, and trade shows have always been rich resources for new information and networking opportunities, providing structured settings where communities convene to compare notes and share common interests. Nowhere else can you find such deep substance that can drive an industry forward or find a better place where professionals can gather, measure their progress, advance their knowledge, and go back to their businesses better equipped to serve and compete in their markets.

     

ECOUPDATE

GREENWATCH

  • Fuel Cell Power

    Hydrogen fuel cells are starting to show up in homes around the U.S., providing consumers with an additional alternative energy option. Though residential installations to this point have been primarily custom-engineered setups, several companies are developing or already are offering products that could expand the technology to broader applications.

     

OTHER ARTICLES

  • Portrait of Ed Mazria, principle of Architecture 2030, photographed in Santa Fe, NM on July 24, 2009. USAGE: Interior editorial use for Ecohome Magazine, 2009, and related web/PR use.

    Valiant Journey

    A pioneering passive-solar researcher, architect, author, and professor, Edward Mazria's impact can be felt in the design of our homes and in the steps we take to combat climate change.

     
  • EcoBriefs -- Fall 2009