Amy Carter

Sierra Grande Kick Off Event

February 1, 2022
Amy Carter
Uncategorized
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Come Celebrate the Sierra Grande Project Being Showcased on RMPBS! Sierra Grande High School’s use of Passive House performance principles; an outstandingly insulated/air-tight thermal envelope and optimal solar orientation, allowed them to eliminate complicated heating/cooling systems resulting in easy/less expensive maintenance is a model that is worthy of being replicated! Community buy-in was a priority, and the team engaged the community from the proposal process through to the end of construction. Their “why” is to provide an exceptional learning environment…

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My Net Zero Home Got Me Through a Wisconsin Winter

January 25, 2022
Amy Carter
Energy Efficient Building, Single-Family
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My Net Zero Home Got Me Through a Wisconsin Winter — Here’s What I Learned By Amber Westerman Is it really possible to get through a Wisconsin winter on solar electricity alone? We had a 10-day cold snap last February and it got down to minus 17 degrees F. My air-source heat pump (mini-split) was working hard — and consuming lots of power.  When I set out to build a net-zero house (and afford it), I knew my design had to…

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What is Heart of a Building?

January 21, 2022
Amy Carter
Energy Efficient Building, Energy Efficient Home, Multi-Family
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If you haven’t seen Heart of a Building episodes, you might not have a great idea about our work or why we work hard to bring you the projects we do. We allow people to share their “why” and their heart-centered reasons for taking such care of their homes, offices, and buildings by telling these stories. And we hope that those watching are moved to learn how to make these changes. Most of all, we want to recognize the challenging…

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10 Easy Things You Can Do To Increase Your Home’s Energy-Efficiency

December 15, 2021
Amy Carter
Backpack Contest, Energy Efficient Building, Energy Efficient Home, Multi-Family, Single-Family
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While we like to make a big deal out of building projects on the leading edge of environmentally sound techniques, we also want to make a big deal about the little things. It is those little things that can end up making a big difference. We’ve compiled a list of 10 Easy Things You Can Do to Increase Your Home’s Energy-Efficiency you can take to make your home more environmentally sound

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Have You Heard – Rich Moore?

November 4, 2021
Amy Carter
New Episodes
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Heart of the Building just wrapped up our next three episodes. When you sit down to watch, we ask that you make sure the volume UP! The background music was written and produced by local musician Rich Moore. Back in the day – which was about, let’s say, starting 25 years ago, Rich worked with Heart of a Building founder Paul Kriescher. “Building science wasn’t my first passion, but I did enjoy the logic and creative problem-solving it required.” notes…

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Nantes Library Episode Guide

October 21, 2021
Amy Carter
Combat Climate Change, Energy Efficient Building
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This episode will air on RMPBS on Sunday, November 14 at 10:00 AM (MST) and be available for streaming after that time. Check your local listings for channel or watch here. L’Avenir Episode Guide | Thrive Episode Guide This near Passive House-compliant public building has become the gem of the High Plains Library District by bringing together outstanding daylighting and comfort for occupants while delivering incredibly low utility bills for the taxpayers of the district. This story merged people who…

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L’Avenir Episode Guide

October 21, 2021
Amy Carter
Energy Efficient Building, Energy Efficient Home, Single-Family
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This episode will air on RMPBS on Sunday, November 21 at 10:00 AM (MST) and be available for streaming after that time. Check your local listings for channel or watch here. Nantes Library Episode Guide | Thrive Episode Guide This zero-energy/zero-emission 4-plex of rowhomes nestled next to Old Town Ft. Collins embodies a lifetime of design work and learning from the wife and husband team Laurie and Bob Davis at Davis/Davis Architects to deliver homes with an exceptionally light footprint…

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