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Efforts to Ban Gas Hookups in New Construction Widen
A campaign to lower carbon emissions by prohibiting fossil fuels connections in new buildings has moved to the East Coast. In mid-November, a town just outside Boston became the first…
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Electric Vehicle Boom Will Bring Solid Waste Challenges
A surge in electric vehicle ownership will help lower carbon emissions in the decades ahead. But it also will create challenges for reusing and recycling millions of lithium ion batteries…
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How to Fix a Dangerous Deck
Mikeysp has just visited a friend's lakeside cabin and come away with serious reservations about an attached deck built over a steep embankment. Scenic, possibly, but in Mikeysp's view, a…
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Choosing Among the Most Efficient Water Heaters
A long-running ad campaign for Maytag featured an affable but underworked repairman who spent his days snoozing in an office chair because the appliances he sold rarely needed any attention.…
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A Breakthrough for Solar Power?
A California-based startup says it has developed a new type of concentrating solar technology that can produce temperatures high enough to replace fossil fuels in industries that so far haven't…
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Choosing a Safe Wall Assembly
Wall assemblies that are both well insulated and free of long-term moisture problems are a frequent topic for the Q&A Spotlight. Hasn't this subject been raked over enough in the…
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Tesla Unveils Another Version of Its Solar Roof
Tesla's solar roof—the breakthrough that seems perpetually right around the corner—is now in its third and most promising iteration and should be ready for installation in the coming weeks, the…
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Critics Claim Agreement Helps Home-Building Industry Block Tougher Energy Codes
An undisclosed pact between the nation's most powerful home builders' lobby and the organization that writes model building codes has slowed the adoption of energy-saving requirements for new homes, critics…
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Solving a Basement Odor Problem
Henry has completed a basement renovation at his 1950s Toronto bungalow and is now grappling with an unexpected problem: One room of the house smells strongly of old, damp brick.…
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Energy Policy Group Targets Biomass
A push for wood-burning power plants has eased in the U.S., but the use of wood pellets to produce electricity is flourishing elsewhere and remains a serious environmental threat, an…
