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80% of the buildings that will be here in 2050 are already built and they cause 40% of our greenhouse gas emissions. How will we get them off fossil fuel? This is the story of a research collaboration between the city of Chicago, community organizations, a utility, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to find out the best way to retrofit homes and lower energy bills for the city's low income residents. They discovered it can be done and is simpler than you think.
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