Between increasingly extreme weather, rising electricity demands, and the rapid expansion of data centers, energy independence is starting to look less like a talking point for doomsday preppers and more like sound planning. That…

More affordable EVs are attracting buyers as electric car sales surge in the EU, but price isn’t the only driver of the shift. Source: InsideEVs.

Mohamed Adow is the founder and director of Power Shift Africa. What does it mean to ask a continent to adapt to a crisis it did little to create? Source: Climate Home News.

And in the Pacific, Super Typhoon Choi-Wan is the planet's eighth Category 5 as another potential powerhouse, Koguma, begins organizing. Source: Yale Climate Connections.

More than a dozen California cities and counties have been trying for months to get climate-forward building standards enacted. But they've been caught in regulatory purgatory thanks to legislation meant to address the state’s…

America’s energy supply crunch is driving a surge of federal and private investment in new electricity generation — from polluting gas turbines to cleaner developments like solar farms and geothermal plants. But gigawatts of…

An insulated slab may solve the thermal problem, but what if you want the feel and flexibility of a framed wood floor? Source: Green Building Advisor.

I am installing a 5x8' bathroom in my basement. I have a 4" slab atop crushed stone. Source: Green Building Advisor.

Statkraft and Greenvolt Power have signed a 10-year tolling agreement covering 400MW of BESS across two operating projects in Poland. Source: Energy Storage News.

A US Senate bill proposing to speed up permitting for energy projects has received a mixed response from clean energy industry and advocacy groups. Source: Energy Storage News.

The automaker had good intentions with the feature, but it forgot to put some guardrails in place. Source: InsideEVs.

The Recon’s boxy body and stubby wheels are made for off-roading, but drivers still need to drive on the highway to get to trails. Source: InsideEVs.

Hello, I recently started renting a house that has huge north-facing windows. Looking at online shade maps, it will not get any direct sunlight in the coldest months. Source: Green Building Advisor.

Keep it simple, and you’ll be fine. It’s really that simple.Well, sometimes a guy’s gotta have his dormers, you know?I’ve pondered for quite some time over adding shed dormers to…

In 2025, an estimated 36,640 traffic fatalities were reported in the US. Earlier this year, April 8, 2026, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” is so much safer than human drivers that it…

For several years I have been arguing that “fabric first” becomes a trap when a sensible building-efficiency principle is turned into a universal sequencing rule. Insulation, draught-proofing, ventilation and building repair can all be…