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Dear Friend,

Until a year ago, I never imagined that, by swinging my hammer, I could mitigate climate change. All that changed when I found NESEA.

I recently attended a Certified Passive House Training program at Yestermorrow Design/Build School. Along with the building science education, the computer modeling in Wufi and Therm, I really enjoyed getting to know the other people there. So, who attends an 8-day in-person course in Waitsfield VT? Energy geeks. Mostly architects, some HERS raters, students and two mechanical engineers.

I recently attended a Certified Passive House Training program at Yestermorrow Design/Build School. Along with the building science education, the computer modeling in Wufi and Therm, I really enjoyed getting to know the other people there. So, who attends an 8-day in-person course in Waitsfield VT? Energy geeks. Mostly architects, some HERS raters, students and two mechanical engineers.

I’m always careful not to call myself a long-time NESEA Member, even though I have been active for over 10 years. It’s kind of like not being considered a real Mainer unless your grandparents were born in the state. I’ve always been so impressed by the stories of those who, four decades ago and in very different times, first cut the NESEA path that we now follow. It’s truly inspiring how our community has been “building energy” for so long.

Dear Friends,

The Solar Activated Facade (SAF) distributed in North America by Nelson Architech GmbH, Switzerland, has gained the recognition of