Carbon and Energy Conservation

Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and saving energy through the built environment. Learn what embodied carbon is, why you need to care about your carbon footprint, how to track and measure your energy use, and how to calculate the footprint of your next project.

Beat the Heat: Cool Innovations
In this time of weather extremes and power disruptions, it's important to learn from the past as we think about the future.
Strategies for Making an Old House Airtight
There are lots of ways to minimize air leakage and improve energy efficiency, even in an older home.
Strategies for Building a High-Performance Home
Discover a range of approaches to high-performance home design and construction.
Passive House 3.0
With improved energy codes and more clean electricity coming online, the Phius program is leaning into comfort, durability, resilience, and flexibility for designers and builders.
High-Tech Batteries and More
Discover the latest technology for storing energy at home.
Sponsored Content
Air-Seal Wall Penetrations Efficiently
Even the smallest areas of your home need to be completely airtight.
How to Reuse Salvaged Wood
A historical-home renovation gives lessons into the process of reclaiming lumber, from careful demolition to remilling and refinishing.
Podcast 604: Members-only Aftershow — Marc Rosenbaum’s Energy-Efficient and Affordable Martha’s Vineyard Home
The crew talks to Marc Rosenbaum about his own house on Martha’s Vineyard.
Editorial Note: Considering Contradictions
FHB offers best practices and expert advice, which means navigating both the practical and the ideal.
Upfront Carbon Emissions in Home Construction
Choosing materials and methods that lower upfront emissions is key to reducing our climate impact.

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