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What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything.
These steel boxes do have some good uses, but housing for the masses isn't one of them
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Making the Best PEX Connections
Is a crimped connection with Uponor PEX A guaranteed to leak, or have plumbers learned differently?
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Factories Gear Up for Passive House Building
Plants on both sides of North America specialize in superinsulated panelized building components
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Remodeling Contractors Talk About Energy Retrofits
Owners want to fix up their homes — but some of them aren’t sure they want to invest in energy efficiency
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Can Low-Income Housing Be Energy-Efficient and Affordable?
Residents of low-income housing need energy efficiency more than others, but are less likely to be able to afford it
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Greenhouse Gases, Car Chargers, Zero-Carbon Development, Green Features
A roundup of recent developments in green building
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How I Fixed My Leaky, Underinsulated Exterior Wall
Rigid foam, spray foam, and fiberglass now give me an airtight, well insulated wall
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Siding and Soffits at the Blue Heron EcoHaus
Pine tar mimics the look of a Japanese technique called shou sugi ban, but at a much lower cost
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Coal Production Hits 35-Year Low
The decline in coal mining seems to be picking up momentum as bankruptcies, cheaper natural gas, and renewables all take their toll
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Reducing Concrete’s Hefty Carbon Footprint
Bit by bit, innovators are chipping away at this ubiquitous material's environmental downsides