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Fire Knocks Out Tower at Concentrated Solar Plant
The controversial Ivanpah plant also has a more serious problem: the economics don't work
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Failing Concrete Foundations Linked to Aggregate
In Connecticut, hundreds of homeowners report crumbling foundations; authorities blame a mineral found in stone aggregate
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New York City Will Require More Efficient Buildings
The mayor's office announces steps aimed at reducing energy use in city-owned buildings as it seeks deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
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Florida Development Will be Solar-Powered
Homes at the Babcock Ranch project will aim for energy efficiency and resource conservation
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Maine Solar, Eagle Deaths, Passivhaus Apartments, Vertical Wind Turbines
A roundup of recent developments in green building
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Building a House of Hemp
A New York entrepreneur plans a demonstration house to advance the use of industrial hemp
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Texas Team Wins Net Zero Competition
Architecture students design an affordable house for a Houston neighborhood and walk off with the top award
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TimberSIL May Live to See Another Day
Rights to the beleaguered company go to a New York investment firm after TimberSIL's parent company fails to repay a loan
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Foamglas Exits U.S. Residential Market
Pittsburgh Corning pursues opportunities elsewhere, but says it may be back in the next several years
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Maine Solar Bill, SunEdison Bankruptcy, New England Net Metering
A roundup of recent developments in green building