sour dough fam - what is your favorite (and easiest) use for starter discards ?

what is it with contractors that makes them think they can just go into your yard without asking/letting you know they are there ??

someone (white male) just said “silence is consent” on a meeting (to move on to the next item) and i shivered deeply

Yet another reason why virtual conferences make way more sense.

I shouldn’t have to go to doctor’s appointments with my spouse, just to ensure she is listened to.

Imagine if your home just had good ventilation (and as a result good IAQ) all the time and you didn’t need to do all the window/fan gymnastics.

times are a changing, and climate resilience is important now more than ever. please consider Passive House on any project!

we are now mitigating radon, please 👏👏

i just used 'TL;DR' in a work email.... am i getting fired?

here is a cool view of the solar eclipse from our rooftop PV system

Today was a beautiful reminder of how humans can come together for science. Imagine if we did the same to fight viruses and climate change.

Developers in Chicago have been avoiding kitchen exhaust and direct ventilation (meets code with nat vent) for as long as I’ve been working in Chicago. I’m not sure a “building with great IAQ in Chicago” even exists.

yesterday looked like nearly a perfect day of energy generation

Our rooftop PV solar system (11.3 kW DC) is averaging about 270 kWh per week, which I’m guessing is a pretty good representation for an average across the year. That puts us right at 14,000 kWh for the year, which is nearly spot on the PVWatts simulation.