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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
BUILDING SCIENCE: NORMALIZING NET ZERO ................................ 14 EDITOR’S NOTE ........................................02
The Department of Energy’s most-innovative, environmentally friendly and GREEN BUILDING NEWS .......................06
energy efficient homes are airtight, well-wrapped, well planned—and affordable.
SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM ...........52
Air and Space ...............................................................................................16
Green home affordability starts within the walls of this Habitat for SMART CITIES ............................................56
Humanity award winner.
SAVING WATER .........................................58
Rapid Payback ........................................................................................... 20
For this cost-competitive green home, it’s the little things that make it an CODE ARENA .............................................60
airtight bargain. TAILGATE.....................................................64
Power Surplus ............................................................................................ 24
This net-zero-plus design can spare some solar for the electric car.
First-Class Performance ........................................................................ 28 HERE’S A SAMPLE OF WHAT’S INSIDE
Insulation and sealants push this conventional-looking home beyond net zero.
“There is a perception that ‘green’
Innovation Showcase ............................................................................. 32
These housing design breakthroughs could be in all new homes in a or high-performance homes are
few years.
something that only the wealthy can
SEALED IN BLISS ............................................................................................. 34
This nonprofit’s airtight home pays its own way in energy use. afford. We wanted to design a house
FLEX HOUSE: WATER MISER ...................................................................... 38 that would shatter that perception.”
The Flex House demonstrates how to live right with less water. (p.24)
Shrinking Usage, Expanding Possibilities ...................................... 42
An irrigation controller creates watering schedules that guarantee
plants only receive water when they need it.
High Performance with Low Flows ...................................................44
A pre-assembled, easy-to-install graywater system that is as simple
to use as an air conditioner.
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