Future proof / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...future-proofing with backup and storage In brief Maximizing returns: solar pv arrays and net metering Solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays serve as the primary engine for the modern sustainable home. When designing these systems, understanding the local net metering policy is essential. Net metering allows you to send exce...

...future instead of an easier past, and your home will take care of you in return.  Gary Martin is a former home builder and remodeler, and now studies and teaches climate change adaptation. Now that you know more about future-proofing homes so they can withstand climate change, find more pages about sustainable and ...

...future-proof your home There has always been mockery of the fringe element of society who stock-pile canned goods and ammo for the zombie apocalypse, super-volcano eruptions or alien invasions, but many of those off-grid preppers with solar panels, greenhouses and future-proofed resilient homes just don’t seen as crazy...

Is it worth insulating a home past building code requirements? There are probably only two general desires we share when imagining a dream house - we all want the nicest one possible for the least amount of money. And we want both of those things right away, rather than waiting a lifetime to see the 'payback' for noble...