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Nest Thermostat Data Revealed for First Time
At the recent ACI conference, Michael Blasnik showed big data on home performance collected from hundreds of thousands of homes
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Senate Tackles New Energy Legislation
The U.S. Senate is considering 17 bills covering a range of energy issues, some of which focus on residential solar and wind
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Healthy People Live With Trees
Trees offer many benefits in urban environments, but not everyone lives in a neighborhood where you’ll find them
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Heating and Cooling in North Dakota
How dangerous is a radiant-floor heating system that mixes domestic hot water with water used for space heating?
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A New Roof Over the Old One
Cap a swaybacked roof with a layer of new rafters and a blanket of energy-saving foam
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Books for Homeowners Interested in Saving Energy
These two books are among the best books out there — but they are still disappointing
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The Warm West, Cold East Divide
Wonder why the West was so warm and the East was so cold last winter? Climate scientists have a few ideas, but a big question is what's ahead.
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Downtown Design
A compact infill home is at the forefront of progressive urban development
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Lowe’s Halts Sales of Some Laminate Flooring
The move follows claims that the retailer was selling flooring with formaldehyde levels that are too high to meet California standards
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The Physics of Water in Porous Materials
Water has unique properties that govern its interaction with wood and other construction materials