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Bensonwood Enters the Passive House Market
Betting on steady growth ahead, the New Hampshire firm has expanded its line of prefabricated building components to include wall, roof, and floor panels intended for Passive House buildings. Bensonwood…
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Northeast Cleans Up Its Heating Oil
With a few holdouts, fuel oil dealers in the Northeast U.S. have completed a transition to ultra-low-sulfur heating oil (ULHO), a move that will bring a variety of environmental and…
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A Bright Spot in the Ruins of Mexico Beach
On Oct. 12, The New York Times published a series of photos taken along one mile of highway extending north from Mexico Beach, Florida, where just two days earlier Hurricane…
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The Air in My House Is Too Dry
Mike Green's Ontario home is well built, and his low energy bills convince him that the house also has been well air sealed. But there is a problem he'd like…
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Renewable Energy Provider Teams Up With Amazon
Amazon and renewable energy broker Arcadia Power have joined forces to offer homeowners a package that includes web-enabled devices designed to save energy plus a source of renewable energy. The…
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Vancouver Issues $85 Million in Green Bonds
City leaders in Vancouver have vowed to make their city the greenest in the world by 2020, and now they're backing that up with some serious money for sustainable development.…
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Insulated Sheathing in a Cold Climate
Jeff Smith is building a house in North Dakota and is far enough along to have installed insulated sheathing on the exterior. He's chosen Zip R6 sheathing, a product made…
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An Experimental Community Opens in Alabama
Reynolds Landing, a 62-house subdivision in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, features highly automated, energy-efficient homes — a boon for home buyers but also an unusual chance for Alabama Power…
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Brad Pitt’s Foundation Sues Architect
Legal troubles engulfing Brad Pitt's Make It Right foundation in New Orleans have deepened with the foundation now suing its own architect for overseeing shoddy construction that could cost millions…
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CertainTeed Settles Drinking Water Complaint
CertainTeed's vinyl siding plant in Westlake, Louisiana, will pay civil penalties of $365,500 for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act and failing to provide employees with a safe source of…
