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Alumni Impact: Brian Cali's Green Dream

May 1, 2024

Brian Cali, a Certificate in Building Science and Net-Zero Design alum, is undertaking a deep energy retrofit of a 1782 farmhouse in Reading, VT, including a panelized addition. Our current cohort of building science students took a trip to Brian's home to see the project in action and inspire their own net-zero designs. Brian has detailed his building process in his blog, Green Dream Stories, and sat down with us for an interview on the power of storytelling, community, and sustainability.

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Yestermorrow Shortlisted to Receive First BrightBuilt Retrofit

October 13, 2010

Exciting news-- we’ve advanced to the final round of the BrightBuilt Retrofit selection process, which will award a New England non-profit organization with a deep-energy retrofit valued at more than $100,000. The final four organizations now advance to the next phase, where the public has an opportunity to vote online for their favorite project....

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Alumni Featured in Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study

February 16, 2010

This great case study features two Yestermorrow alumni in a Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources- RESIDENTIAL CASE STUDY(online at Deep Energy Retrofit, Westborough, Mass. with photos)The deep energy retrofit of a house in Westborough stands out as an example of how an owner’s individual motivation and the historic nature of a building can...

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