New Client Who Dis
Handbuilt’s newest client is energy building guru Kevin McNeely, who works on energy audits and architectural energy consulting services around the Midwest.
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Home Improvement: Lessons In Deck Paint, or, Customer Service 101
In which Nat argues with an $11 billion company over some utterly foolish application instructions on a gallon of very, very expensive deck paint.
Read moreIndoor Air Quality and COVID
Green building is increasingly focusing less on hi-tech lightbulbs alone and more on a holistic building that is not only
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Major Home Repair: To Go Gas-Free, Perchance To Dream?
Is it worth the premium to go electric? Maybe– if you have a good excuse to, like part of your house falling down. But it’s still going to run you a pretty penny.
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Epilogue from the Climate Leadership Conference: We Cannot Stop Asking The Tough Questions
The Climate Leadership Conference did a great job of bringing powerful stakeholders together. What it didn’t do such a great job of was asking tough questions of those stakeholders. But there is always opportunity to continue the dialogue.
Read moreClimate Leadership Conference: Practical Energy Finance Solutions
One session at last week’s Climate Leadership Conference in Detroit dealt with financing strategies for energy and sustainability improvements. PRACTICAL
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Interview with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carla Frisch on America’s Pledge
Nat sits down with the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carla Frisch to talk about America’s Pledge, an initiative to bring together cities, states, and corporations to tackle the climate crisis– with real, quantifiable benefits for every citizen.
Read moreLansing Field Trip: Michigan Public Service Commission
Today marked my quarterly pilgrimage to the great center of Mitten-power, that is, Lansing, Michigan. I go up every few
Read moreMonopolies Kill My Dreams Of Better Things
Today a DTE representative uttered probably the least inspiring words that one can ever hear in a volunteer workgroup meeting.
Read moreDetroiters Grapple With Questions of Energy Future
Yesterday evening, concerned citizens, activists, and energy professionals packed a lecture room at Wayne County Community College in downtown Detroit
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