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The ‘Wally’ Bed: Accessorizing with Salvage
A contractor turns to furniture making using wood salvaged from old homes in the New Orleans area
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Applying Passivhaus to Post-Katrina Reconstruction
A design organization challenges architects to come up with designs for affordable, energy-efficient homes for New Orleans’ recovering neighborhoods
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Lead Paint Law Claims First Contractor
EPA files a complaint against a Maine contractor for violating RRP requirements designed to protect children from exposure to lead-based paint
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A Passivhaus Project Wraps Up in Brooklyn
In New York City, Loadingdock5 Architecture completes the first of its Passivhaus projects, a mixed-use building in the Williamsburg neighborhood
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Waiting for EPA Action on Spray Foam Insulation
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to review information on hazards linked to use of uncured diisocyanate compounds, keeping alive the possibility that they’ll be heavily regulated or phased out
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The FHA’s PowerSaver Program
As part of an effort to boost the energy efficiency retrofit sector, the DOE and HUD have rolled out a lending program to help homeowners pay for home energy improvements
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A Passivhaus Project in D.C. Nears Completion
Construction began last summer, and now this luxury home is getting ready to go on the market and become certified by Passive House Institute U.S.
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U.K. Victorian Finds Its Way to Passivhaus Performance
The makeover of a 19th-century row house in West London meets the stringent standard and local historic preservation requirements
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Meritage Homes Will Label New Homes With HERS Ratings
A production builder announces a commitment to provide energy-performance labels on all of its new homes
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It’s Official: Wood is a Green Building Material
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has endorsed the use of wood, labeling it a ‘green’ building material