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| Introduction: The Case for Zero Energy Houses | |
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| The Building Envelope | |
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| Building Science 101 | |
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| Learning from the Passive House Movement | |
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| The Diversity of Framing Practices | |
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| Attic and Roofing Systems | |
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| Insulation Choices and Strategies | |
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| Testing the Building | |
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| Putting It Alt Together | |
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| Case Study: High Heat | |
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| Case Study: A Butterfly Home in the City | |
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| Case Study: Outside-in Retrofit | |
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| Passive Solar Design | |
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| Passive Solar in the 1970s | |
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| The Design Process | |
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| Choosing Glazing | |
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| Thermal Mass | |
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| Solar Shading | |
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| Principles of Passive Solar Design | |
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| Case Study: PassivHaus Retrofit | |
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| Case Study: Bringing 1887 into the 21st Century | |
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| Case Study: Target Zero House in Taos | |
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| Renewable Energy | |
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| From Sunlight Alone, Clean Electricity | |
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| Harnessing the Power of the Wind | |
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| Making Hot Water with the Sun | |
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| Sizing a Renewable Energy System | |
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| Look at All the Renewable Energy Options | |
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| Case Study: The Good Life in Vermont | |
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| Case Study: The Next West House | |
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| Case Study: High-End Lakeside Retrofit | |
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| Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation | |
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| Options for Heat | |
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| Heat Pumps Provide Both Heating and Cooling | |
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| Electric-Resistance Heat Can Work in a Net Zero House | |
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| Wood and Other Forms of Biomass | |
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| Getting Heat Around the House | |
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| Keeping the House Cool | |
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| Ventilation for a Healthy House | |
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| Heating Water | |
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| Case Study: A Solar Jewel in Boulder | |
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| Case Study: Reinventing the High Rise | |
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| Case Study: All-Electric House: $1.16 a Day | |
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| Living a Zero Energy Life | |
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| It's Just Not Low Energy Bills | |
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| Gaining a New Appreciation for Energy | |
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| Mechanical Systems are More Complicated | |
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| Fighting the Perceptions of High Cost | |
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| Marketing the Zero Energy House | |
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| A House That's Also a Classroom | |
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| Case Study: Affordable Housing Meets Zero Energy | |
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| Energy Modeling Software | |
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| Air Changes per Hour: 50 Pascals of Pressure | |
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| Resources | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |