Blogs- Page 234 of 593
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Dutch Firm Creates a House of Cardboard
Layers of cardboard wrapped around a form produce a house its designers promise will last for at least 50 years
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Getting to Zero Carbon in Menlo Park
A northern California suburb revamps its approach to the built environment
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What’s Wrong With Our New Furnace?
Why isn’t this furnace, which was sized by a heating contractor, keeping anyone comfortable?
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New York Will Swap Nuclear Plant for More Renewables
Two working reactors at Indian Point, accounting for 10% of the state’s total power generation, will be mothballed early
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Building Science Information for Builders
A review of Jacob Deva Racusin’s book, Essential Building Science
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Builder Invents Clip for Installing Foam
The Rigid Foam Clip can be used in vented roof assemblies, for radiant-floor heat distribution, and in raised-heel roof trusses
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New Energy-Saving Standards from Barack Obama
The new efficiency standards culminate a decade of work, but Donald Trump will get the last word
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Building a Better Low-Cost Rental
An Ohio Passive House consultant thinks even low-cost housing can have a superinsulated shell and low energy costs
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Ontario Imposes Tougher Ventilation Requirements
The changes should be welcomed, but homeowners and builders may not be ready to implement them
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Accounting for Renewable Electricity Savings
Is saving energy generated by renewable sources as important as saving energy generated by fossil fuels?