UPDATE: California Energy Upgrade Shut Down

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UPDATE: The California Energy Upgrade program has been shut down due to a California judge who issued a temporary restraining order against the California Energy Commission, which has caused the agency to miss federal application deadlines. At West Coast Green 2010 Michael Wheeler from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) discussed Energy Upgrade California, a [...]

News from the Passive House Institute Conference in Dresden

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The Passive House Institute’s (PHI) conference in Dresden, Germany started this morning with Dr. Wolfgang Feist announcing a new institute certification for retrofits of existing buildings, the EnerPHit certificate. The new certificate serves as proof that a building has been remodeled using PHI approved components or has achieved a heating energy demand of no more [...]