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Vision 2020 chair Dr. Marilyn Black, founder of the Greenguard Environmental Institute, talks about the indoor environmental challenges we face today, and how we will solve them.
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A tight envelope may exacerbate indoor air quality problems, so what should you watch for?
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Vision 2020 chair and the Congress for New Urbanism CEO John Norquist questions whether less government complexity would afford more sustainable urbanism.
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Vision 2020 chair Mark Frankel explains the need for more concrete performance data and fewer fuzzy labels.
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Vision 2020 chair Allison Ewing on the softer side of performance and the need to step away from additive design.
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Vision 2020 chair Tedd Benson of Bensonwood Homes says delivering homes built on the Vitruvian imperative at scale is key to making a difference.
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Green codes and rating systems are on target to significantly increase energy efficiency for new housing. But existing structures outnumber new housing nearly 300-to-1 and continue to guzzle 22 percent of the U.S.’s energy, which begs the question: Should our focus change to weatherization?
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Market trends continue moving sustainability closer to home, even if you’re not looking for it.
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The national shift toward walkable, non-automobile-centered life is both dramatic and historic.
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Existing structures, outnumbering new housing nearly 300-to-1, continue to guzzle 22% of U.S. energy.