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6 places with future-friendly heat solutions

Grist

So, building on our last newsletter , this week we’re rounding up even more solutions that governments and other entities are implementing to respond to heat waves, prepare for the next one, and mitigate the underlying causes of global heating.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Proper insulation regulates indoor temperature more effectively, minimizing drastic fluctuations thus helping you conserve energy and lower your heating and cooling bills. Ginkgo Sustainability is another credible manufacturer and installer of living walls as well as living roofs. Greenfiber® , manufactured in the U.S.,

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Sunlight-Reflecting ‘Cool Walls’ Can Save Building Owners Big Money, Study Says

GreenTechMedia

sunlight-reflecting “cool walls” could save as much or more energy than reflective cool roofs. There's no formal universal definition of what constitutes a “cool wall," said Ronnen Levinson, study co-author and staff scientist at Berkeley Lab. percent for single-family homes, and 4.6

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Building Energy Efficiency

EDF + Business

. §179D: Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction Provision Provides a tax deduction for energy efficiency improvements to commercial buildings, such as interior lighting; heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water; and building envelope. sq ft to sliding scale of $2.50-$5.00 117-119 , WH IRA Guidebook , IRC.