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Friday, September 21, 2018This is the second in a series about home energy monitoring. -
Tuesday, June 12, 2018Earlier this year, The New York Times published an article by Kendra Pierre-Louis called "Americans Are Staying Home More. That's Saving Energy." The article refers to a...
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Monday, April 23, 2018
This spring, Beyond Efficiency is calling for proposals from organizations or families in need of building-related technical assistance.
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Saturday, April 21, 2018I recently attended the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) 2018 Hot Water Forum.
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Thursday, November 23, 2017
How much do you feel you are helping to reduce global warming?
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Wednesday, November 08, 2017I am reminded every day that the old adage “The devil is in the details!” rings true in our quest for high performance building construction—as much any other endeavor.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
In early October, I attended the 10th Annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas.
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Thursday, October 05, 2017
In late September I gave a presentation at the 12th Annual North American Passiv
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Friday, September 22, 2017
I was lucky to be in Jackson Hole, Wyoming—virtually smack-dab on the "blue line" in the narrow path of totality—for the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years on August 21.
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Monday, June 05, 2017
Thanks to a recent presentation by Pierre Delforge from the Natural Resources Defense Council (select sides below), the case for deploying heat pump water heaters to replace both electric and
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
With the passage of Assembly Bill 802 earlier in 2015, California became the first state in the nation with the mandate to provide energy use data to users so they can measure or benchmark the...
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Friday, May 12, 2017
Are there "dirty" hours when the California electric grid is producing a lot of CO2 per kWh, and "clean" hours with low CO2 output?
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Tuesday, May 09, 2017Event: Beyond Energy Efficiency Conference
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
With record setting rain and snow fall the past 5 months, 75% of California is out of the drought.
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
I recently went to two events, a LEED for Homes Rater Training in Chicago and a Passive House Califo
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Passive House California's 3rd annual conference was hands-down the best yet.
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Monday, October 19, 2015Building Carbon Zero Palo Alto Friday, November 13, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto, California
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Beyond Efficiency will be presenting at two upcoming Passive House conferences and we hope to see you in California, Maine, or both:
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
As part of the year-long PG&E Retrocommissioning class, the 20 or so participants and three teachers took a two-day field trip down to UC Santa Cruz.
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Monday, May 19, 2014What your energy consultant should know and isn’t teaching you. *Presentation posted- see below*
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
On April 27th, Passive House California is hosting a High Performance Window Panel.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
For the past four months, I've spent a day a month at the Pacific Energy Center in an intensive retrocommissioning class.
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Now in Beyond Efficiency's 5th year of business, it was due time to refresh the website.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tomorrow I'm off to my 3rd conference in the last 3 weeks, this one in Pittsburgh.
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Sunday, October 13, 2013
I returned home to California a few days ago after an incredible week in Jackson, Wyoming for the 2013 AIA Western R
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Part II in Passive House California's Building Carbon Zero California series is scheduled for October 3rd at the Frank Lloyd Wright
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Katy Hollbacher is delivering Part I and II presentations, Passive House and Energy Modeling: The Foundation
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Monday, September 16, 2013
What if every project we worked on committed to five things? "
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Our flights are booked and hotel is reserved for Vancouver- we can't wait and hope to see you there! The Canadian Passive House Institute (CanPHI) will host the first North American Passive...
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Sunday, June 03, 2012
High Performance Details For California Climates: Lessons Learned--Passive House advocates Katy Hollbacher, Bronwyn Barry and Mary James are delivering this presentation at the upcoming 2012 ACI...
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
EAH Housing and the City of Turlock officially broke ground on Avena Bella, an 80 unit affordable housing property, on March 28.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Visit Beyond Efficiency and Sunlight Design at Booth #9 April 15-16 at
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Advanced framing (Optimal Value Engineering) is a collection of design and building methods that reduces lumber use, minimizes wood waste, and maximizes a structure’s energy efficiency.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Do you want to build smarter, save money, and provide improved comfort and energy performance for your clients?
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009Advanced Framing: Architects & Engineers Collaborating for Resource & Energy Efficiency Date: August 11, 2009 Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
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Saturday, May 02, 2009Isn’t Efficiency The Ultimate Goal In Green Building?