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Working With Heat Pumps
March 2021
by Brendan Kavanagh
Almost 10 years ago Byggmeister started installing air-source heat pumps (also referred to as “mini-splits”) as part of our energy retrofit projects. Since t...Read MoreRethinking Our Approach to Insulation
December 2020
by Rachel White
In 2018, the International Government Panel on Climate Change put the world on notice: to avert catastrophic and irreversi...Read MoreThe Road Ahead
May 2020
by Rachel White
It's hard to remember a time when I have felt as riven by conflicting emotions as I have these past couple of months. Despair and hope. Conviction and doubt. Joy ...Read MoreWhy We Temporarily Suspended Construction During COVID-19
March 2020
by Rachel White
This post was published on March 16, 2020. We resumed field operations the week of May 26th and updated the title to reflect that the work suspension has pass...Read MoreByggmeister 2.0
January 2020
by Rachel White
I began my relationship with Byggmeister in 2008 as a client. My husband and I hired the company to renovate our master bedroom and improve the efficiency of our ...Read MoreThe All Electric Home
December 2018
by Rachel White and Paul Eldrenkamp
Even before the September 2018 gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, we were encouraging homeowners to wean themselves from ...Read MoreEnergy Efficiency and Home Health: What’s the Connection?
April 2018
by Rachel White
It may seem counterintuitive, but energy efficiency and home health are intimately connected. Let's start with some basic building science: a house (or any buildi...Read MoreSpace as a “Green” Metric
June 2017
by Kristina Eldrenkamp
“Green” can be an empty term if it’s not defined in measurable ways. This conviction has informed our efforts to assign performance metrics to projects and...Read MoreManaging a Job for Success
March 2017