Better Living With Robots: Scanning Buildings For Energy Efficiency
Fraunhofer, Signetron, RMI, and ADL Ventures talked about energy efficiency in building retrofits at a recent webinar.
Read MoreFraunhofer, Signetron, RMI, and ADL Ventures talked about energy efficiency in building retrofits at a recent webinar.
Read MoreHousing abundance advocates have set their sights on a relatively esoteric hindrance to development that, they say, unnecessarily drives up costs without improving occupant safety: fire code.
Read MoreThe Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are teaming up to produce a series of competitive prize programs to facilitate innovation in energy and decarbonization.
Read MoreEnergy data show that cities, as we already know, allow for far more energy-efficient uses of land and space than their suburban and rural counterparts.
Read MoreThe SDBA program introduced an interesting discussion about design standards in renovation. It happens to be something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about.
Read MoreThe latest Ilitch demolition has us all scratching our heads and wondering when we will deserve a better city– for buildings, for historic preservation, and, of course, for Detroiters.
Read MoreDr. Destenie Nock and Shuchen Cong presented from Carnegie Mellon University on a new approach they are taking to assess energy burden in communities around the United States. It is important analysis that will help inform how public service commissions develop better energy efficiency policy for utilities, and how utilities assess the needs of their most vulnerable customers.
Read MoreA brief survey of things that I do.
Read MoreMichigan’s Senate is currently working on an energy bill that would require utilities to adopt a 100% renewable portfolio standard by 2035. It’s a good start, but there are a few holes that need to be plugged.
Read MoreI wrapped up a couple of days at the MI Healthy Climate conference. We talked about decarbonization, public health, and innovation. We even got to see some eBikes!
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