by David Brooks | Jul 28, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
That is how SEE Science Center in Manchester’s Millyard describes its enormous (22 feet long) model of the millyard built with Lego bricks. I think “permanent” is the key word because I’ve seen larger city models at Legolands but that’s...
by David Brooks | Jul 24, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
From ISO-NE: Solar power installations that are not directly connected to the region’s grid reduced the amount of electricity consumed by New Englanders in 2024 by about 5%. Photovoltaic (PV) systems that are considered “behind all meters” last year reduced demand on...
by David Brooks | Jul 23, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
A net-zero housing development in Hudson that I wrote about a year ago will have a ribbon cutting next week. This 13-lot, 26-unit condex (duplex condos) subdivision features all-electric homes designed to produce as much energy as they consume thanks to...
by David Brooks | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
See the interactive map at https://nhfpi.org/blog/lakes-and-mountains-lead-new-hampshires-population-growth-while-some-cities-shrink/ From NH Fiscal Policy Institute: New U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that while New Hampshire’s population grew by about 30,300...
by David Brooks | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
You know those irritating people who like to announce that they don’t watch TV as if it’s a mark of cultural superiority? I’m afraid that I’m one of them, except my snobbery involves air conditioning. “Air conditioning?” I’ll ask with a wry smile, amused at the...
by David Brooks | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through July 20. Thermocompression Bonding With Passivated Gold Contacting MetalSET...