To Retrofit An Old Home, Try Using Green Home AI
From sealing leaks to planning upgrades, GHC’s AI is a smart tool that can help you make the right call.
A Basement Floor Is Teaching Me About Moisture In The Walls
I tried to put the reader’s question about moisture far from my mind as we worked to finish the basement floor.
Can This 100-Year-Old Home Be Carbon Free?
Before undertaking the project, I called my cousin Fletcher, a builder in Connecticut.
“Of course do the project,” he said…
The Politics of Heat Pumps and the Clash of Ideas
Here’s what the election has to do with air-to-water heat pumps: everything.
Can We Talk About Air-To-Water Heat Pumps, Please?
There’s something addictive about the hunt for the latest shiny object. You think, This time, this is it. If I can just get this one thing, I’ll be complete.
What Does A Green Home Retrofit Cost?
How much does it cost to undertake a green home retrofit that makes a traditional house a model of sustainability? Here's an answer.
Even In Minnesota, Finding A Green Home For Sale Is Harder Than You’d Think…
One of my favorite books is Jane Smiley’s Good Faith, about Joe Stratford, a real estate agent in the 1980s boom times.
From Theory to Action: Meeting A Home Performance Contractor
Brian Larson of Air Seal Tech on Making Energy Upgrades Worth It
The Plan: What To Do With This Century-Old Charmer
It takes a plan to decarbonize a hundred-year-old house, but it is so necessary to save the planet.