Home Star, the program working its way through Congress, will be a boon to homeowners and will give a big boost to the home energy efficiency industry. Called variously the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program,…
My company is a HERS rating provider, and there are a lot of duties and responsibilities that go along with that. This morning, Chris and I are heading out for a three day trip to Hilton Head and Charleston, South…
It's been hot and muggy in Atlanta the past few days. Now I'm not your typical Atlantan who says that lightly. I grew up in Houston and south Louisiana and spent nine years in Florida, so I know hot and…
Next month, for about three weeks, professional cyclists will ride 2,200 miles through the hills and towns of France competing for the title of Tour de France Champion. Only one will be crowned champ, but they won't have earned it…
I was born and raised in the oil patch, getting my start in Houston and then moving to south Louisiana when I was 10 years old. Spending as much time as possible fishing, hunting, trawling, and hanging out in the…
Over the past decade, I've immersed myself in the world of building science and green building. I've absorbed a lot of knowledge and have learned the even more important lesson of how to find answers to questions that arise in…
My grandmother was 'cold-natured,' which meant she was more often too cold than too hot. My grandfather could sweat just by thinking about going outside on a summer day in Louisiana (where summer lasts for 5 months). Yet they lived…
A few weeks ago, my uncle, John, called me up and asked if I could design the house where he and his future wife would spend the rest of their lives. Like many people, he wants to save money on…
Think about the best learning experience of your life. Maybe it was learning how to do your job, whether you're a carpenter, an architect, or a lawyer. Perhaps it was building a business. (That requires an insane amount of study…
As I promised yesterday, here's that TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson about how people who tend toward the intellectual learning style have dominated education systems worldwide and even created those education systems in their likeness. I didn't discuss creativity…