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Rebuilding After the Hurricanes
A new study shows that coastal wetlands are enormously valuable in reducing damaging storm surges
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The Latest Trend in Home Performance: Why You Should Be Concerned
Should we be driving the industry to focus on promoting health benefits as a way to stimulate growth? Probably not.
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Is It Time to Move Our Cities?
The devastation in Mexico City reveals there’s wisdom in ‘moving house’ to avoid repeating catastrophes
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Home Energy Performance Data: Why It Pays to Go First
The race to sell ‘green real estate’ could change the way we buy our homes
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Measuring Moisture in a Double-Stud Wall
A data logger embedded inside a double-stud wall helps evaluate the risk of condensation
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Why Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Won’t Lead to Action on Climate Change
Clusters of disasters hold our attention in ways that singular events cannot
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Flatrock Passive: Framing and Air Sealing
Exterior walls are framed with 2x8s and insulated with fiberglass batts and exterior foam
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The World Is Facing a Sand Crisis
The impacts of extracting construction minerals such as sand and gravel to create roads and buildings have been overlooked
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Utilities Grapple with Rooftop Solar and the New Energy Landscape
The U.S. rooftop solar industry is often portrayed as the victim in a struggle with fossil-fuel-friendly utilities — but the reality is more complex
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Are Hazardous Vapors Seeping Into Your Basement?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts