In 2011, Emerson Climate Technologies surveyed more than 1,000 homeowners and found that 57 percent of respondents indicated they would invest $5,000 in a home energy upgrade if it paid for itself in ...

Deep energy retrofits are usually done during the end of these systems' useful life or if an owner is doing a value-add play. In talking about these systems, stakeholders are looking at opportunities ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 25, 2009 -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency ...

Eat less meat, fly less, don’t use plastic: The changes we need to make to lower global emissions can often be tough sells. But one effective strategy is a win-win. Retrofitting buildings to be more ...

With New York state's ambitious decarbonization and deep energy retrofit (DER) goals, the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) ecosystem is tasked with developing retrofit approaches for ...

A lot of people talk the talk about being green and sustainable, but far fewer actually walk the walk. Then there’s Linda Wigington, a true example of both passion and practice. Wigington runs the ...

Imagine you work as a press officer at the General Services Administration. One month ago, many taxpayers didn’t even know your agency existed. Today, the agency’s acronym, GSA, is synonymous with ...

The talk at an annual building conference in Boston is about how to reduce energy use in houses by more than 50 percent. Early pilot tests show it can be done, but with steep costs. Martin LaMonica is ...

Major energy efficiency refurbishment of millions of homes that will be like “throwing a duvet over them” are needed to slash carbon emissions and improve lives, experts said. A national programme of ...