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Serenbe: a Green Town in the Making
Developer Steve Nygren is putting New Urbanist principles into practice at the Serenbe Community outside Atlanta
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Thou Shalt Commission Thy Ducts!
If you don’t commission new HVAC systems in high-performance homes, you’re gambling with callbacks
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A Shortcut To Sustainable Living: Downsize!
A high-rise condo usually has a smaller carbon footprint than a single-family house
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How to Install a Foundation Drain
Does it really make a difference whether the perforated drain pipe goes on top of the footing or beside the footing?
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Weatherization Funding Has Been Slashed
After trumpeting a huge increase in federal funding for the weatherization assistance program in 2008, most news sources have ignored recent deep cuts in the program
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On the Closure of Vermont Yankee
Closing Vermont’s only nuclear plant will hurt the local economy, but it could catalyze sustainable economic development
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Wind Farms Have Little Impact on Property Values
A study by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab looks at 50,000 home sales in nine states
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Patent Troll Wins First Case Over Use of Infrared Cameras
A Mississippi company with patents covering the thermal imaging of homes is targeting home inspectors and energy auditors
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Problems With Crawlspaces
Venting and other under-house ills
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Finally! Starting Construction At My House
Not new, not green from the start, but it's happening
