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Material Transparency and Supply Chain Mapping
Governments and large corporations are acting to weed out forced labor from supply chains, but is the problem too big to solve?
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Concrete-Free Slab House Revisited
A look at how this custom home with an atypical foundation is performing five years after its completion
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Low-Carbon Pozzolanic Cement
Eco Material Technologies produces a substitute for Portland cement that is being used to rebuild swaths of America’s dated infrastructure
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Starting on the Path to Better Water Quality
To ensure clean, safe water from your faucets, it must be tested and monitored regularly—just like many other components that go into a healthy home
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Financing Solar Power, Part 1
Navigating the cost-benefits of renewable solar energy is challenging in a seemingly chaotic market but breaking down the funding avenues is a good first step
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Ventilating a Concrete Dome Home
Is there a viable solution that will provide adequate fresh air?
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Nailbase Panels for Continuous Insulation
The flexibility of nailbase panels makes them useful when retrofitting existing walls for better energy efficiency
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How to Get the Right Size Air Conditioner
To avoid oversized equipment, first understand key concepts like cooling load vs. capacity, latent vs. sensible heat, and design load vs. part load
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Membrane Air Barriers
In addition to water and vapor control, many of today's membrane products make excellent primary air barriers
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Zero-Emission Zones for Fight Against Air Pollution
Early adopters like London, Rotterdam, and Los Angeles have already found effective ways to implement ZEZs
