@Jeffinatorator My hood also. 5 year old condo light frame, stucco and cold framing all failing due to internal moisture condensation at air-leakage points.
May be "wise" would be the attribute that characterises Passive Houses best :-).
To build taking care of the laws of thermodynamics and building phyics is just wise.
Cities must also try to understand why & how women’s experiences in cities are different. That means collecting gender-disaggregated data to level the playing field in urban planning & better understanding the gendered impacts of public spending. #Women4Climate
At the rate of urbanization between now and 2050, we're looking at the equivalent of building a city the size of New York every five weeks for the next 33 years.
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Cool article on Toksook Bay Alaska. Lived there for a few years growing up. Census Starts In Alaska's Most Remote, Rural Villages https://t.co/C2WvAU8Oaq
Current US drought map shows a big red bullseye in four-corners region of New Mexico. The location also corresponds with highest density of natural gas production in the state which uses an average of 255 gallons water per MWh generated.
There's a lot of romanticism throughout our Rocky Mountains about using wood for heating and important cultural heritage held in the act of gathering wood....but perhaps it's time to focus on preserving our larger shared heritage of clean air. #cleanair#Passivehouse