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Do Home Buyers Care About Green Features?
For Buyers, Finish Materials Still Trump Energy Performance PORTLAND, OR — Portland, Oregon, has a reputation as a hotbed for green construction. But according to a Portland developer, few home…
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Saving Energy In the Kitchen
It's OK to use less water to cook pasta
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Using Parked Electric Cars For Peak Shaving
During Peak Hours, Vehicles Could Sell Power to the Grid NEWARK, DE — Researchers believe that electric cars may someday feed power to the grid during peak use hours. An…
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A New Lab To Test Water Heaters
Florida Set-Up Permits Side-by-Side Comparisons COCOA, FL — The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) recently announced the opening of a new laboratory for testing solar water heaters, on-demand water heaters,…
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What’s In the Stimulus Bill?
Billions of Dollars For Energy Efficiency Improvements DENVER, CO — The $787 billion stimulus bill signed in Denver by President Obama on February 17 will provide billions of dollars for…
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A LEED Platinum Modular Home
This Near-Zero-Energy Prefab Can Be Erected On Your Site For $521,000
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Housing Starts Drop To New Low
Lowest Figure In Recorded History WASHINGTON, DC — In January 2009, housing starts dropped to the lowest level since records began, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. New home construction…
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New York Utility Offers Residential Wind Incentives
Utility Will Pay Up to 60% of the Installed Cost of a Backyard Wind System UNIONDALE, NY — A New York electric utility, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), is…
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Recycling An Australian McMansion
The Plan: Tear Down a McMansion And Use the Materials to Build Two Small Homes SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — A team of Australian architects and artists has announced a plan to…
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Don’t Know Much About Weatherization
Playing “Gotcha” With Obama, Katie Couric Stumbles WASHINGTON, DC — CBS anchorperson Katie Couric scored a journalistic coup on February 3 when she landed an interview with President Obama. Unfortunately,…