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Can California Decarbonize Electricity Without Improving Building Energy Codes?
Why targeting space heating and water heating is the best path toward lowering carbon emissions
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Frugal Happy: Vaulting the Ceiling
Bringing more light and space into the house meant a challenging job to reframe the roof structure
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Saving Sustainably: Framing the Roof
Roof trusses complete the framing and set the stage for roof sheathing and shingles
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Designing Greener City Streets
The process starts with finding room for bicycles and trees
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E-Waste: Taming a Global Problem
We know the wrong way to deal with it. But what should we do instead?
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Retrain Coal Workers for Solar
If the government really wants to help coal miners, why not train them for a new profession?
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Zero-Energy-Ready Homes Gain Ground
An interview with Sam Rashkin, chief architect with the Department of Energy's Building Technology Office
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The Plastics Recycling Challenge
Scientists are developing greener plastics — the challenge is moving them from lab to market
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Home Buyers Face Stacked Deck to Learn of Past Floods
Twenty-one states have no legal requirement that sellers disclose flood history
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Flatrock Passive: A Garden and a Sun Shade
A short summer offers a fleeting chance for two important outdoor projects