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A Better House: The power of interconnectivity (and its rewards)
The Cornwalls installed a house battery backup. What they learned is of global importance. The energy landscape is shifting from centralized systems to ones in which ‘prosumers’ generate and manage their own electricity, gaining greater control over energy use and costs.
A Better House: Cost-effective, all-electric, net-zero homes
Often when people think about high performance homes, they associate them with a high price tag. Bruce Murdoch’s houses run counter to this stereotype. He finds cost savings by carefully planning the shape and size of buildings and by using heat pumps.