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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

Martha’s Vineyard: One Home, Ten Tons of Materials Diverted from Landfills. Final Report.

By |2023-05-01T11:24:26-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Construction, Creative reuse, New Construction Team, Reused Building Materials, Uncategorized, Waste Diversion|

Executive Summary CET, Vineyard Vision Fellowship, South Mountain Company, WasteNot, The Green Mission, RecyclingWorks in MA and Carroll’s Trucking collaborated to deliver a deconstruction project that diverts the maximum amount of building materials through the disassembly of one home on Martha’s Vineyard. This pilot establishes a model for streamlining the recovery of residential building

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 »

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