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Carbon Neutrality Based on Native-Site Carbon Storage
A certain amount of emphasis has been placed on carbon-neutral design lately in the buildings industry. The emphasis has thus far been on building-operation emissions…
Proliferation, Oil, and Climate: Solving for Pattern
In this essay, Amory Lovins discusses the problems of proliferation, oil, and climate. These three formidable problems, though treated as distinct, share common causes and…
On Proliferation, Climate, and Oil: Solving for Pattern
Proliferation, climate change, and oil dependence share both nuclear non-solutions that frustrate U.S. foreign-policy goals and non-nuclear solutions that can achieve them. This synthesis of…
Life Cycle Cost Analysis: Is it Worth the Effort?
Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is often considered important for both new and retrofit building construction projects but is rarely implemented, often because it is…
Energy Modeling at Each Design Phase: Strategies to Minimize Design Energy Use
Design teams often use energy modeling as an accounting or code compliance tool to establish that minimum requirements are met. Used in this way, significant…
