by cmbradley | Jan 25, 2018 | Custom Home, Solar, Sustainable Construction
Starting as a PSU student architecture and engineering project, these net-zero duplexes are coming to life. The properties have double insulation, an air-tight frame, energy efficient appliances, windows and solar panels. Utility costs should be around $10 a month....
by cmbradley | Jun 8, 2017 | Sustainable Construction, Custom Home, Solar
The State College Community Land Trust (SCCLT) has received $100,000 in grant funding and a $350,000 construction loan from the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund (WPPSEF) . “Project funding from WPPSEF enables our Land Trust to expand affordable housing to...
by cmbradley | Dec 16, 2016 | Sustainable Construction
We can finally tell everyone that our friends at RE Farm Cafe bought a farm! Duke and Monica Gastiger, owners of the Rathskeller and Spat’s Cafe, purchased 57 acres of land in Patton township that will serve as the home for the RE Farm Cafe. The property is...
by cmbradley | Aug 19, 2016 | Energy Audits, Solar, Sustainable Construction
Brian Henderson, Manager of Envinity’s Renovation and Energy Services, recently published an Op-Ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. With August marking the 1 year anniversary of the Clean Power Plan, Brian discusses the plan’s role in mitigating climate change, the...
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