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FTC Settles Charges Over Deceptive ‘Zero VOC’ Claims
The government charges that four paint manufacturers had no evidence of health and safety claims
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An Interesting Moisture Problem in a Trendy Restaurant
Observations by astute diners give clues as to the source
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Promoting Green Infrastructure
Features like vegetated buffer strips, forested habitat corridors, and regenerated wetlands are alluring alternatives to ‘gray infrastructure’; here's how to pay for them
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Fixing a Poorly Insulated Roof
A huge air conditioner and roof heating cables can’t overcome basic design flaws
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Green Cohousing Communities — and Other Options
We need more than green homes; we need green neighborhoods
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Seeking Higher Ground
How to break the cycle of repeated flooding with climate-smart flood insurance reforms
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Heavy Timber Assemblies Earn Fire Rating
Glulam beam-to-column connections earn a one-hour fire rating in tests — a boost for mass timber construction
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Carbon Capture Is Not Dead
Despite well-publicized problems at the Kemper County coal gasification plant, carbon capture and storage works
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Simple Techniques for Lowering the Cost of Zero-Energy Homes
Zero-energy homes don't have to cost any more to build than standard homes, and utility bills will always be lower
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Flatrock Passive: A Well Insulated Slab
To minimize heat loss, both the stem walls and the slab are insulated with rigid foam