Reading up on energy-efficiency
4 deep · digging since jan 25
- Quiz: Do You Know How to Keep Your Home Cool?
This interactive quiz tests readers on air-conditioning mechanics and practical strategies for cooling their homes efficiently.
- Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC
HN commenters debate the practicality of transitioning data centers to DC power, noting it's been used for decades but faces chicken-and-egg adoption challenges.
- Transforming a Greenpoint Townhouse Into a High-Performance Home - The New York Times
A couple in Greenpoint expanded and renovated a townhouse using Passive House principles, nearly doubling square footage and creating an energy-efficient dream garden home.
- An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm
Hardwick Hall's Elizabethan design used central fireplaces, thick stone walls, and south-facing windows to passively heat the interior, offering lessons for modern energy efficiency.