RMI Outlet
Plug Into New Ideas
Lightfair: Economics of Daylighting and Occupant Productivity
This presentation makes the case that workers are more productive in buildings that provide daylighting. The presentation provides several examples of office buildings, stores, and…
Energy Performance Contracting for New Buildings
This guide describes energy performance contracts and performance-based fees for new buildings. Performance contracting provides an incentive for architects to design and construct efficient buildings…
Home Energy Briefs: #1 Building Envelope
This Home Energy Brief focuses on the building envelope. It provides guidance for making improvements to a residential building envelope. One of the key features…
Twenty Hydrogen Myths
This peer-reviewed white paper offers both lay and technical readers a documented primer on basic hydrogen facts, weighs competing opinions, and corrects twenty widespread misconceptions.
Some Missing Elements of Sustainable Development
In this lecture given at Stanford University, Amory Lovins presents his theories on sustainable development. He argues that the efficient use of energy is a…
