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In the face of the recent IPCC report, this is something that we have to do right now. This site has written many posts on how to design a building that is low energy, low carbon, and resilient in the face of a changing climate. It’s one of the reasons I am so fond of the Passivhaus standard; it requires so little energy to heat or cool. But energy consumption isn’t the only thing we have to worry about in a changing world: writing in Passive House Plus magazine, Kate de Selincourt looks at what we have to do to build truly future-proof buildings....

The reported filming schedule for Marvel Studios’ Armor Wars conflicts with news surrounding the upcoming MCU film.Starring War Machine’s Don Cheadle, Armor Wars is a semi-Iron Man spin-off that explores what happens when Stark Tech falls into the wrong hands.While it was announced as a Disney+ series in September 2022, Marvel Studios revealed that Armor Wars had been adapted into a full-length film.The studio has yet to provide a release date, but the MCU film was reported to begin filming in the coming months....

After a long hiatus, several projects of Marvel Studios have been making headlines in the past few days. There has been a burst of news about WandaVision after the record-breaking debut of its trailer. Not only that, other Disney+ shows like Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk are slowly completing its growing cast. Meanwhile, another Disney+ show in the form of Loki seems to be gearing up for production once again after a long break....

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is still in a state of limbo with regard to its inclusion or exclusion in the greater MCU, but star Chloe Bennet may have just teased a return to her role.For seven years, Bennet shone as Skye/Daisy Johnson in Agents of SHIELD on ABC, giving the show an Inhuman as a core character alongside Clark Gregg’s fan-favorite hero, Phil Coulson. There have even been rumors about Bennet reprising her superhero role at some point in the MCU’s future, although Bennet herself has been quick to shut those down over the past couple of years....

Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye has now aired three episodes on Disney+, with its most recent entry teasing the arrival of Vincent D’Onfrio’s Kingpin. The show sees Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton and Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop reluctantly teaming up after “the world’s greatest archer” gets herself into a situation of which doesn’t quite understand the severity. The party hunting the two archers is the Tracksuit Mafia. While they don’t seem that serious at the moment, their lieutenant, Alaqua Cox’s Echo, poses a real threat....

After the drought of MCU content in 2020, Marvel Studios is more than making up for it in 2021 with a stacked slate of new films and various original series for Disney+.In addition to the fifth episode of Loki on Disney+ and Black Widow finally releasing in theaters this week, Marvel is the studio that keeps on giving by dropping both a new trailer and the release date for its upcoming, inaugural animated series What If…?...

Almost nobody has more influence on the modern world of superhero and sci-fi movies than writer/director/actor/CGI master Andy Serkis. Currently, he’s all set for his next acting role as Alfred Pennyworth in Warner Bros.’ The Batman, which is about to debut in theaters worldwide. He also has plenty of credits on the Marvel side too with two live-action acting credits in the MCU and a directing credit from 2021’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage....

Marvel Studios is bringing more content than ever before in Phase 4, with a dozen projects having debuted in theaters and on Disney+ over the past 18 months alone. Even though many of those entries have yielded some incredibly positive results, some MCU fans have started to criticize the long-standing series for its increased output compared to its quality. After the MCU delivered on such a massive scale at the end of Phase 3 with Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, expectations went through the roof for the future, especially following an 18-month delay in releases due to the pandemic....

It was reported last year, after being spotted at a rugby match with other familiar actors, that Russell Crowe was cast in a minor role in Thor: Love and Thunder. Marvel Studios had hoped to surprise fans with Crowe’s role in the Ragnarok sequel, but that obviously didn’t happen. It was only made worse when Crowe himself spoiled that he would be playing Zeus. Considering Crowe’s prominence in the newest trailer and his reportedly minor role, it’s likely that Zeus will be a victim of Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher to help set the stakes for our heroes and shock audiences....

A treasure trove of gold In October, the quaking aspen groves in June Lake, California, glow with vivid hues of yellow — and nothing sets off these colors like a crisp, clear autumn day. While there are several species of aspen, only two can be found in North America: the bigtooth aspen in the eastern United States and the quaking aspen in the North and West. The quaking aspen is a tree of many names: trembling aspen, American aspen, golden aspen, white poplar, and even the nickname “popple....

Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow was close to including a key connection to her fellow Avenger, Thor, which would have been explored through the movie’s villain, Taskmaster.The Taskmaster that served as an antagonist in Black Widow wasn’t the version of the character that fans were used to seeing. Instead of Tony Masters being behind the mask, it was actually revealed to be Dreykov’s daughter, Antonia, a character thought to be dead.While being able to use the art of imitation in the comics and other mediums, the MCU version of Taskmaster only showcased this ability extremely briefly as she fought Scarlett Johansson’s leading heroine....

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are only a few short weeks from releasing Spider-Man: No Way Home, which promises to be an MCU game-changer. Featuring more than a handful of Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man villains from past movies along with the original crew and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, the threequel has a change to make a major impact on everything the MCU is doing in the near future. Of course, the headlining narrative is the one that includes the Multiversal mayhem teased in No Way Home’s promotional run with Strange’s botched spell bringing in iconic villains like Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock and Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, among others....

Lucasfilm took its first steps into a larger in 2008 when the company released the 3D animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The project launched with a theatrical film before running for five seasons on Cartoon Network. After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the series was canceled and a shortened sixth season was added to the lineup on Netflix. The series made its triumphant return with Season 7 in 2020 on Disney+, giving fans much-needed closure....

Earlier this year Warner Bros. ushered fans of DC’s Caped Crusader into the world of The Batman. This new take on Gotham’s Dark Knight saw Robert Pattinson in the lead role alongside Colin Farrell as the Penguin, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman), and Paul Dano as the Riddler. From the jump, fans have known that director Matt Reeves’ take on the Batman mythos was going to make waves across WB....

Hint: Forget the microwave. It’s overrated. I grew up in a house without a microwave. This meant that I had to make do with other, less technologically-advanced methods to reheat leftovers. While it seemed annoying when I was a teenager, this taught me something crucial, that there are better ways of reheating certain foods than simply stabbing a few buttons and eating whatever hot mess emerges. At a time when many people are cooking more than ever before, and thus coping with larger quantities of leftovers than they may have dealt with in the past, knowing how to reheat these foods properly has become more relevant....

Amidst the controversy and uncertainty surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery, the next chapter of whatever the DCEU is, was, or will be arrives on October 21 with Black Adam. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Black Adam is an anti-hero film that follows Teth-Adam’s return to the modern world where he stands in stark contrast to the universe’s other heroes, particularly the Justice Society of America.Throughout the film’s promotional campaign, Johnson has been front and center in building the hype for Black Adam....

To the surprise of nobody but Sony, Morbius sits among the biggest failures in the superhero genre. After a worldwide box office gross of only $156.6 million, the second-lowest audience score in Marvel history, and a laughably poor reception among critics, things are at an all-time low for Sony’s Spider-Man universe, despite the success of Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Despite its recent failure, Sony is moving forward full steam ahead with its universe of Spider-Man spin-offs, with solo films now in development for Kraven the Hunter, Madame Web, and El Muerto, on top of a third installment in the Venom franchise....

There’s a long-standing debate about whether catch and release fishing is humane. Anglers say it’s a harmless way to enjoy the sport while still conserving at-risk species. Animal rights activists counter that it’s cruel, citing mounting evidence that fish feel pain. A hook pierces a fish’s mouth when it goes in and again as it’s taken back out. Yes, the fish is released, but is there a cost to its health?...

It’s the small things that matter most when it comes to hospitality. Holiday season means guest season. It’s that time of year when guests descend and hosts feel pressure to prepare for the impending arrival. This isn’t a bad thing – I love when people come to stay at my house – but there is a noticeable increase in the amount of work that needs to get done before guests show up....

Recycling isn’t enough when demand for aluminum is soaring. We have to use less of the stuff. Everybody knows that aluminum is recyclable; it is the most valuable thing in the bin. Everyone has heard the statistic that it takes 92 percent less energy to make a can out of recycled aluminum than it does to make one out of virgin aluminum. And everyone feels good about this; that is why recycling was invented, to make you feel good about consuming disposables....