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Sensible Plumbing
Careful planning and commonsense rough-in make a well-performing, safe, and easily maintained system — guaranteed
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High-Performance Walls, Part 2
The walls of the Pumpkin Ridge Passive House are insulated with two layers of cellulose
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How I Moved From Residential Construction into the Commercial Market
A builder describes the new skills he had to learn to make a successful transition into a more complex environment
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Court Blows Away Permits for Wind Turbine Eagle Kills
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's rule allowing 30-year permits to kill bald and golden eagles has been set aside
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Creating High-Performance Walls
In the first installment of a four-part blog series, Hammer & Hand details the exterior walls of Karuna House
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In Clash of Greens, a Case for Large-Scale Solar
Weaning the U.S. economy off fossil fuels will involve the wide deployment of utility-scale solar power
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Undamming Rivers Could Make Room for PV
It’s time to remove hydroelectric dams that produce modest amounts of power yet do enormous damage to rivers and fish
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Solar Decathlon: The Search for the Best Carbon-Neutral House
Designs from 15 college teams will be on display in California in October
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Building a Small House in the White Mountains
We started our project in 2012 by clearing trees on our one-acre lot in northern New Hampshire
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Carbon Fees Are Not the Best Solution to Climate Pollution
Pollution fees play an important supporting role in stopping climate change, but they are not the star performer