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Spray Polyurethane Business Expected to Grow
The future of the industry may be bright, as long as manufacturers can do a better job of training contractors to overcome concerns about improper installation
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Return to the Backyard Tape Test
After being exposed to sunlight and wind-driven rain for 10 months, are any tape samples still tenacious?
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OSHA Proposes Tighter Curbs on Silica Exposure
The agency says that hundreds of lives would be saved every year if outdated regulations now in place were rewritten
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A Heat Pump Using Carbon Dioxide as the Refrigerant
A new generation of CO2-based heat pumps could avoid the high global warming potential of standard refrigerants and generate much higher temperatures
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Fukushima and Vermont Yankee
While a Japanese cleanup crew struggles with a worsening nuclear crisis, an American corporation announces that it will shut down a nuclear reactor in Vermont
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Yes, Green Building Can Be Fun
Green building can take some unusual turns as designers set out to have some fun
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A Failure That Stalls the Certification of Many Energy Star Homes
The new commissioning procedures in Version 3 of the program have exposed a well-known air flow deficiency
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Net-Zero Communities Sprout in New York
Tired of conventional construction, a Hudson River Valley builder turns to insulating concrete forms and airtight building envelopes
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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Rental Housing
Will requiring landlords to post energy use labels lead to lower energy bills for tenants?
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Research May Lead to Quieter Wind Turbines
R&D teams hope to develop turbine blades that make less noise and produce more power
