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This Radiative Cooling Material Could Supplant Traditional Air Conditioners
A new study shows a breakthrough in the cooling effect of a material that’s easy to manufacture
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Thermal and Moisture Control Layers
Tips and tricks to choosing the continuous exterior insulation that fits the needs of the job
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Bradford White Buys GeoSpring Rights and Equipment
Bradford White will begin making its own line of heat-pump water heaters after buying production equipment from GE Appliances
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The Minergy House
A look back at an early double-envelope house and how it has performed
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California Gets New Water Conservation Rules
A law that took effect at the start of the year requires water-conserving fixtures in single-family homes built before 1994
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Comparing Carpentry Tools to Surgical Tools
What do surgeons and builders have in common? Power saws, power drills, chisels, scrapers, hammers, and clamps
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Paving the Way for an Efficient Light Bulb in Every Socket
The 13-year transition to more efficient bulbs will save U.S. consumers more than $10 billion a year
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Solar Jobs Are Booming
One of every 50 jobs created in the U.S. last year was in the solar industry, while installed solar capacity nearly doubled in one year
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Buried Ducts Allowed in 2018 Energy Code
The keys are duct leakage, R-values, and the vapor barrier
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The State of Our Union
We are dense-packed, double-walled, foam-wrapped, solarized, subsidized, over-engineered, data-driven — and somewhat divided