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Getting More Energy from the Sun
How to make better solar cells with cheap and plentiful materials
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Energy Modeling Has a Very Fast Payback
An architectural and engineering firm tracks how quickly modeling pays for itself in a variety of commercial building types
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Transforming the Electric System
Reducing demand for electricity and increasing local sources of generation will help control transmission costs
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Sizing a Modulating Condensing Boiler
You can use simple math to avoid common boiler sizing errors
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Fire Knocks Out Tower at Concentrated Solar Plant
The controversial Ivanpah plant also has a more serious problem: the economics don't work
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Installing a Concrete Slab the Right Way
Should the slab be poured on a base layer that includes sand, or will that only cause problems?
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How to Order Windows
Things to consider before you choose windows for your new home
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Should You Worry About PFOA in Your Water?
Although phased out in 2015, this persistent chemical is showing up in water supplies around the country
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Five Types of R-Value
There’s a lot more to insulation than the number on the package
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Failing Concrete Foundations Linked to Aggregate
In Connecticut, hundreds of homeowners report crumbling foundations; authorities blame a mineral found in stone aggregate