By Graham Irwin California has ambitious goals to address climate change. Achieving them will require sweeping changes to industry, transportation, and the built environment. Although this societal transition is a work in progress, a recent project of ours offers an effective and compelling response. A cramped, dark, uncomfortable, and dated 1950s tract house was transformed into a bright, airy, all-electric, high-performance home. The owners now enjoy outstanding comfort, quiet, and air quality, plus a “net-zero lifestyle” – they power their home and charge two electric vehicles with zero energy bills.…
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Homeowners Eager To Invest Keep Remodeling Demand ‘Solid’
Though fewer homeowners have been taking on remodeling projects, don’t mistake it as a slowdown, according to a the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies This activity indicator is an outlook measuring home improvement and repair spending on owner-occupied homes. Peaking at 17.3% in the third quarter of 2022, LIRA has been declining since, and slid 1.2% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the prior quarter. Additionally, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index reflected…
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