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Passive House Certification: Dynamic Design for Passive Homes

By |2023-07-26T14:35:30-04:00July 26th, 2023|Architecture, Buildings, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Green Build, Green for Homes, Sustainability|

One of the most thorough and impactful home energy efficiency certification programs available today is Passive House Certification. In Amherst, Massachusetts, CET’s team of building science experts recently completed the certification process for our third single-family passive home.   CET's newest Passive House in Amherst, Massachusetts. What is Passive House Certification?   When a

Building a Sustainable Future Webinar 2023 Recap

By |2023-05-19T12:31:45-04:00March 13th, 2023|Architecture, Buildings, Climate Change, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Green Build, Green for Homes, Home Energy Ratings, LEED, New Construction Team, Reused Building Materials, Uncategorized, Webinar|

This blog post is an overview of our recent Building a Sustainable Future virtual event. A recording of the event can be found at the bottom of this page. Read More »

High Performance Building: Stretch Codes

By |2020-12-28T12:29:00-05:00December 28th, 2020|Architecture, Buildings, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings, Green Build, Green for Homes, Home Energy Ratings, Uncategorized|

What is a Stretch Code? 40% of all of the energy consumed in the U.S. is consumed in buildings, and many states have implemented energy efficiency building codes to try and reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. Massachusetts has been at the cutting edge of these building codes since 2008 when they passed

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