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Report Says Walmart Owners Undercut Solar Growth
While publicly supporting sustainability, the Walton family underwrites groups that seek to block the spread of clean energy, a non-profit claims
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Presumptive European Superiority Syndrome
Triple-glazed windows from Europe don’t always outperform triple-glazed windows from our side of the Atlantic Ocean
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In San Francisco, a Solar Array on Every Roof
A top city official will introduce a resolution requiring all new buildings to have a PV array or a garden on the roof
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Determining the Best Attic Option
Choosing between a conditioned or unconditioned attic hinges on the merits of spray foam insulation
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Repeal of Green Standards Upheld in New Mexico
A state appeals court sides with the Republican governor in her administration's move to scrap building standards adopted by her predecessor
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Dense-Packed Cellulose and a Wrong-Side Vapor Barrier
An owner/builder in Massachusetts bets that the hygroscopic properties of cellulose will make an otherwise risky wall assembly safe
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This New Door Design Solves an Old Problem
Canadian students developed an interior door that helps equalize air pressure between adjacent rooms, and then founded a company to market it
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An Affordable Zero-Energy House in Massachusetts
The shape is compact, the windows are few, and the thermal envelope is extremely tight
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Prefabricated Foam Forms for Slab Foundations
Developers look to Sweden for techniques on forming frost-protected slabs faster and with far less labor than conventional foundations
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The Diminishing Returns of Adding Insulation
A look at the numbers behind this oft-heard expression