If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed.The UN Committee on Climate Change’s thirteenth convention is being held in Bali and starts on Monday. The big issue this year seem to be getting a draft framework, or “roadmap” for the global approach to climate change so that it can [...]

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I have been fixated on the idea lately that our projects should have not only solar but wind power as a supplement to the grid. Unfortunately the idea has been shut down by a few of the more logical thinkers in the office. Come to find out that Sacramento does not get enough wind for [...]

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As we move toward residential buildings that contain 10 or more units each, I can’t help but think there has to be a better way to heat and cool the units than putting in a separate HVAC and hot water heater for each one.
We are trying to push the limits of thermal mass with the [...]

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I run it. I actually don’t know anyone in Sacramento who does not use one. Although I am sure there are people who don’t.
And after seeing this fact…
18% of all the electricity consumed in America is used to power air conditioners.
I think we need to figure out a better way.

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I am the office ethanol critic with LJ Urban. To sum it up, I have read in multiple places that it requires about one gallon of gasoline to produce one gallon of ethanol. This is spent mostly in corn production i.e. Plowing, pesticides, processing, trucking, and actual production of the final product.
The other [...]

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