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Bensonwood Is Reinventing the House
Timber framing pioneer Tedd Benson is reinventing energy-efficient panelized construction through Bensonwood
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Dehumidifiers
When moisture removal is the priority, it often makes more sense to use a dehumidifier than an air conditioner.
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Removing Moisture from Homes with Air Conditioners
Air conditioners not only cool homes, they also remove moisture—which is a high priority in many parts of the country
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Controlling Humidity
The first step in controlling unwanted summer humidity should be eliminating sources of moisture in the home
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Simple Strategies for Keeping Cool
Some easy, low-tech strategies can help keep you relatively comfortable in hot weather
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New Lighting for Historic Covered Bridge
State-of-the-art LED lighting is now illuminating the historic covered bridge in my home town
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Saving Energy by Recycling
Boosting our national recycling rate is an easy way to save a lot of energy as well as natural resources.
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Now’s the Time to Install Solar
Solar tax credits are due to be in place until 2016, but they could end well before then
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Driving Our SUVs to the BP Protests
While BP deserves a lot of fault for the spill in the Gulf, we also share some of that blame—because it is our energy consumption that drives oil exploration and extraction.
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Avoiding the Global Warming Impact of Insulation
New data from Environmental Building News shows that the high global warming potential of certain foam insulation materials counteracts a lot of the environmental benefit of high insulation levels.