This month we were nominated for a JDR 2011 Industry Blogger Award — if you haven’t already, you can vote for Jetson Green through April 15 — and we’re working on some enhancements behind the scenes. The most popular article on Facebook last month was about a zero-waste home, while the most shared article on Twitter was about the Hudson Passive Project. Below you’ll find a topical gathering of coverage from March.
This home is officially the first Passive House in North Carolina. It’s also the first Passive House in the country built out of concrete, according to Chris Senior, certified Passive House consultant and owner of Anchorage Building Corp., the builder. Senior said his company was able to keep construction costs “surprisingly reasonable” by fashioning the entire exterior from concrete.
U.S. Sunlight this year introduced a new product in the form of a low-profile skylight with flexible tubing and a 14″ ceiling lens. Similar to the flat-glass Sun Tunnel by Velux, Skylight Tube ditches the dome-shaped roof lens for a flatter, square design. The new product was designed for simplicity and efficiency and can be installed in a couple hours by a professional or an afternoon by a DIYer (with the right tools).
