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Ten Common Mistakes Made By New Home Builders
These bad ideas should have been buried long ago; the problem is, they’re not dead yet
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Making Buildings With Plywood Frames
A team from Clemson University develops a method of assembling buildings with interlocking plywood components held together with metal zip ties
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How New Technologies Are Shrinking Wastewater’s Hefty Carbon Footprint
Communities looking to reduce fossil fuel use find opportunity in energy-hogging treatment plants
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The Next Step in Sustainable Design
Bringing the naturally changing movement of wind and water indoors helps people feel healthier
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Wolfe Island Passive: A Performance Report
‘The most airtight building in Ontario’ gets its energy-efficiency numbers
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Florida City Will Require Solar Panels
South Miami becomes the first community in the Sunshine State to mandate solar panels in new construction
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Could a Grenfell Tower Fire Happen Here?
A professor of fire protection engineering takes a look at the London tragedy
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Can Carpeting Be Green?
An investigation into the reasons that green building experts shun carpeting
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Developers Replace Golf Courses with Hiking Trails
Owning a house on a golf course is not as alluring as it used to be as interest in the links wanes
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Fire Tests for Cross-Laminated Timber
A government research facility tries to burn test apartments and finds the timber assemblies resist the spread of flames