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Daniel McQuillen May 18, 2023

Great intro to fourier transforms.

https://www.jezzamon.com/fourier/

An Interactive Introduction to Fourier Transforms

Fourier transforms are a tool used in a whole bunch of different things. This is a explanation of what a Fourier transform does, and some different ways it can be useful.

Daniel McQuillen Feb 28, 2023

From WIRED: "In a recent paper in the journal Ecology Letters, Jha and her colleagues showed that urban gardens can actually boost biodiversity"

https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-turn-your-backyard-into-a-biodiversity-hotspot/

You Can Turn Your Backyard Into a Biodiversity Hot Spot

New research shows that if done right, urban farms and gardens can support all kinds of species—for the good of people and the environment.

WIRED

Daniel McQuillen Feb 13, 2023

New HN-like site for recent (mostly AI?) scientific papers:

https://paperlist.io/

PaperList

Share and read research papers with like-minded people. A place to discuss ideas with researchers, employers, investors, and more.

Daniel McQuillen Feb 9, 2023

"Thermochromic double-pane windows outperformed even triple-pane windows in the hottest climate zones."

From new simulation-baesd study by NREL on thermochromics:

https://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2023/news-release-perovskite-based-themochromic-windows-reduce-energy-load-and-carbon-emission-in-buildings.html

#greenbuilding #buildingsim

News Release: Perovskite-Based Thermochromic Windows Reduce Energy Load and Carbon Emission in Buildings

The use of thermochromic windows in office buildings improves energy efficiency across all climate zones in the United States by modulating the temperature inside, leading to a massive savings, according to a research effort led by NREL.

Daniel McQuillen Feb 7, 2023

Retrofits in NYC :
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/opinion/energy-efficency-new-york.html

Opinion | Our City Could Become One of the World’s Greenest, but It Won’t Be Easy

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from big buildings will help the economy and make New York a nicer place to live.

Daniel McQuillen Jan 27, 2023

It's about more than just cost and comfort. Alex Wilson of BuildingGreen advocates for "passive survivability" in building design
https://www.resilientdesign.org/welcome-to-the-new-reality-resilience-lessons-from-the-recent-winter-storms-and-atmospheric-rivers/ #sustainability #building

Welcome to the New Reality: Resilience Lessons From the Recent Winter Storms and Atmospheric Rivers

In Buffalo, a ban on driving extended five-and-a-half days in December, forcing residents to stay home—some without power.

Daniel McQuillen Jan 27, 2023

Really interesting thread this week on SBSE that summarizes a lot of the landscape around teaching building simulation as part of sustainable building design: https://lists.uidaho.edu/pipermail/sbse/2023-January/thread.html #buildingsimulation #NetZeroBuildings

The SBSE January 2023 Archive by thread

Daniel McQuillen Jan 17, 2023

Saw this on HN today: "The Pretty Good House"
https://www.prettygoodhouse.org/ ... as always the discussion on HN rounds out the topic nicely: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34408123

#sustainablebuilding

Pretty Good House

The Pretty Good House approach to home building and renovating details a pathway to building better than code minimum which describes the worst house you can legally build. The info is vetted by leading experts in the field of fine homebuilding, high performance and green building and the profession

the Pretty Good House

Daniel McQuillen Jan 4, 2023

Terrateam posts on moving from AWS to Fly.io. ( I'm eager to do the same move from Heroku. )

https://terrateam.io/blog/flying-away-from-aws

Flying away from AWS - Terrateam

Flying away from AWS

Terrateam

Daniel McQuillen Jan 4, 2023

PV Magazine highlights thermo-acoustic heat pump: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/02/residential-thermo-acoustic-heat-pump-produces-water-up-to-80-c/

French startup unveils new residential thermo-acoustic heat pump

Equium has developed a new thermo-acoustic heat pump core that reportedly produces 3 kW to 4 kW of heat for every kilowatt of power it consumes. It says the refrigerant-free device could generate domestic hot water at temperatures of up to 80 C.

pv magazine International