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In Nevada, Calls for a Smart Meter Probe
After reports that 70 smart meters have been ‘consumed,’ fire chiefs in two cities ask regulators to find out what's up
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Solar Energy Costs Fall in 2013
Analysts expect the trend of lower prices to continue for the next couple of years
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Hammer & Hand Shares Its Construction Guide
A construction company from the Pacific Northwest posts its best practices manual online ‘in the spirit of collaboration’
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Report Says Walmart Owners Undercut Solar Growth
While publicly supporting sustainability, the Walton family underwrites groups that seek to block the spread of clean energy, a non-profit claims
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In San Francisco, a Solar Array on Every Roof
A top city official will introduce a resolution requiring all new buildings to have a PV array or a garden on the roof
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Repeal of Green Standards Upheld in New Mexico
A state appeals court sides with the Republican governor in her administration's move to scrap building standards adopted by her predecessor
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This New Door Design Solves an Old Problem
Canadian students developed an interior door that helps equalize air pressure between adjacent rooms, and then founded a company to market it
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Prefabricated Foam Forms for Slab Foundations
Developers look to Sweden for techniques on forming frost-protected slabs faster and with far less labor than conventional foundations
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A New Weapon to Fight Water Waste
Using smartphone apps, many California residents can report water leaks and flagrant waste by their neighbors directly to utilities
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Use of Spray Foam Insulation Drops
A survey among builders finds that spray foam's market share has fallen slightly since its peak in 2012. Fiberglass remains king.