Recent Articles
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Hemp’s Promising Future in Construction
Hempcrete, made from the woody core of hemp, is showing promise as an environmentally friendly building material
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How the U.S. Power Grid Is Evolving to Handle Solar and Wind
As renewable energy sources move mainstream, electricity generation and distribution systems are getting an extreme makeover
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Building More Resilient Communities in the Face of Climate Change
What helps us thrive in the face of floods, droughts, fires, and other disruptions and disasters?
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An Innovative Financing Tool That Makes Energy Efficiency Affordable
By rolling upgrade costs into monthly bills, utilities are helping customers save energy and money at the same time
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Why Deconstruction Makes More Sense than Demolition
Deconstructing them would allow the materials to be used on new construction while keeping material out of our landfills
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What Will We Do With All Those Solar Panels When Their Useful Life Is Over?
As solar power booms, businesses are exploring ways to ensure valuable components don’t end up in landfills
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Reducing Concrete’s Hefty Carbon Footprint
Bit by bit, innovators are chipping away at this ubiquitous material's environmental downsides