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Lovins' Response to "The Homely Costs of Energy Conservation"
AUTHORS:
Lovins, Amory
Lovins, Judy Hill
DOCUMENT ID: 2009-16
YEAR: 2009
DOCUMENT TYPE: Letter
This piece by Amory and Judy Lovins was written in response to an article in The Wall Street Journal about the design, construction, and renovation of the Lovins' home. The Lovins' response draws economic conclusions opposite to those of the original article.
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Sense and Response: A Bioclimatic Dialogue of Place
AUTHOR: Olgyay, Victor
DOCUMENT ID: 2009-04
YEAR: 2009
DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal or Magazine Article
This paper analyzes human's historical and contemporary responses to the biological environment.
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Accelerating Solar Power Adoption: Compounding Cost Savings Across the Value Chain
AUTHORS:
Newman, Sam
Doig, Stephen
Hansen, Lena
Lacy, Virginia
DOCUMENT ID: 2009-03
YEAR: 2009
DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal or Magazine Article
This paper discusses common barriers to solar power adoption and techniques for getting around those barriers. The authors explain how to overcome the barriers by saving money at multiple points in the solar value chain.
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RMI Visitor's Guide
AUTHORS:
Lovins, Amory
Burns, Cameron
DOCUMENT ID: 2007-12
YEAR: 2007
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
The RMI Visitor's Guide details the design and engineering of Amory and Judy Hill Lovins' house. The Visitor's Guide explains the strategy and economics underlying the design and construction of the house.
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Why Build Green?
AUTHOR: Karolides, Alexis
DOCUMENT ID: D02-14
YEAR: 2005
DOCUMENT TYPE: Guide
This guide describes the benefits of green building and provides case studies of a variety of successful buildings and developments.
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Home Energy Briefs: #9 Whole System Design
AUTHORS:
Yardi, Ramola
Archambault, Tomakin
Wang, Kitty
Eubank, Huston
DOCUMENT ID: 2004-21
YEAR: 2004
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This Home Energy Brief focuses on whole system design. The Brief covers the application of whole system design to a building envelope, building materials, and the cost and financing of whole system design. This version was last updated in 2004.
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Home Energy Briefs: #8 Kitchen Appliances
AUTHORS:
Goorskey, Sarah
Smith, Andy
Wang, Kitty
DOCUMENT ID: 2004-20
YEAR: 2004
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This Home Energy Brief discusses kitchen appliances. The Brief covers the following topics: food and the impacts of what we eat; the electricity use of refrigerators and freezers; cooking appliances; and food waste. This version was last updated in 2004.
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Home Energy Briefs: #7 Electronics
AUTHORS:
Goorskey, Sarah
Smith, Andy
Wang, Kitty
DOCUMENT ID: 2004-19
YEAR: 2004
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This Home Energy Brief focuses on electronics. This Brief covers energy efficient office equipment and Energy Star appliances, power management for computers, standby mode, paper use, and the life-cycle cost of electronics. This version was last updated in 2004.
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Home Energy Briefs: #6 Cleaning Appliances
AUTHORS:
Goorskey, Sarah
Smith, Andy
Wang, Kitty
DOCUMENT ID: 2004-18
YEAR: 2004
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This Home Energy Brief focuses on cleaning appliances. The Brief covers cold water washing, efficient dryers, and dishwashers. This version was last updated in 2004.
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Home Energy Briefs: #5 Water Heating
AUTHORS:
Goorskey, Sarah
Smith, Andy
Yang, Ginny
DOCUMENT ID: 2004-17
YEAR: 2004
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report or White Paper
This Home Energy Brief covers water heating. The Brief goes over storage tank heaters, demand water heaters, solar thermal water heating, heat pump water heaters, and drain-water heat recovery. This version was last updated in 2004.
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