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Is There a Trade-off with Transparency? A Deep Dive into Automated Home Energy Estimates
In the battle of human versus machine, is there a clean winner? No, we’re not talking about a future dystopian society—we’re talking about home energy…
The More You Think About Rocky Mountain Institute, The Better It Gets
Editors’ note: We were honored when Dr. Charles Babbs, a professor at Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, offered to share the motivation…
How Cities Can Ensure Better Rentals for Everyone
Today, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) released a new report, Better Rentals, Better City: Smart Policies to Improve Your City’s Rental Housing Energy Performance, which…
Social Equity, Affordable Housing, and the Net-Zero Energy Opportunity
Think of a net-zero energy (NZE) home, and it’s likely that you imagine a single-family house in a well-to-do neighborhood, with a roof covered in…
China’s Move Away from Voluntary Green Certificates: Implications for Corporate Renewable Procurement
On March 23, 2018, China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) released for comment a draft of a groundbreaking national policy, the Renewable Portfolio Standard and Assessment…
