As we try to deal with the colossal challenges of outdated infrastructure challenges and climate change, there is a trend toward building and living in smaller, more self-reliant buildings and communities— while still enjoying the benefits of connecting to the grid. 

Pressure losses in the shower can create unhappy tenants. And problems can occur even with proper planning and design. 

The Advanced Water Heating Initiative is a coalition of utilities, engineers, federal agencies, state and local governments, manufacturers and others working to scale heat pump water heater installations across the U.S.

Denver Water’s new administration building incorporates a plant-based blackwater system and a rainwater system to conserve potable water. Implementing such strategies took water-efficient design to the next leveland did not come without challenges.

Armed with three COVID-19 shots and a flu shot, I was able to visit different cities once again and review climate solutions for buildings, transportation, microgrids and other power systems.

The Pike’s Peak gold rush in the then-Colorado territory during the late 1850s was the second largest after the California gold rush a decade earlier.