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Water heaters account for about 18 percent of the nation’s household energy consumption.

Unless we’re talking about heat pump water heaters.

The zero-waste movement crosses industries and manufacturers, but is gaining traction among homebuilders and contractors looking to cut their carbon footprints and create homes that contribute to and thrive in a more sustainable future. The kind of future (and homes) we all want to live in.

The homebuilding supply chain too often bogs you down with delays, paperwork, financial terms, waste, inefficiency, and markups.

Here’s how we eliminate the middleman.

Last year, Americans bought more heat pumps than gas furnaces for the first time. The emerging home comfort solution shows big potential for changing how Americans heat and cool their homes.

Plus, heat pumps let you save a big pile of cash.

If you’re shopping for a natural gas stove, stop. Like, right now.

The Inflation Reduction Act could cut up to $840 off the cost of an induction cooktop.

We read the news. 

We feel the rain.

And the heat. 

Indeed, some days the world is too much with us. 

But most days we carry on problem-solving. It’s the human thing to do. 

Besides, there are so many reasons for optimism.

When I was a kid in Minnesota, my mother was forever trying to force a hat onto my head in the winter. “Ninety percent of your body’s heat is lost through your head!” she’d cry.

Like so many things you hear as a kid, this turned out to be a myth.

But the idea holds up better when applied to houses.

You won’t find an Ivy League degree on our team. 

There’s no fancy consultancy on any of our resumes.

No investment bank experience. Or supreme court clerkships.

We’re just not that kind of company.

We thought it best you know now.

Horror movies have taught us that basements are scary places. (I still haven’t recovered from my first viewing of The Silence of the Lambs.)

Now science is backing that up.

Concrete production is responsible for at least 8% of the world’s carbon emissions. And basements are often full of the stuff.

Today, over 70% of the nation’s power grid is more than 25 years old, an aging system increasingly vulnerable to climate change effects.

You already know that people are turning to alternatives, including renewable energy sources like solar.  

Another solution comes in the form of microgrids.