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Water Policies: Encouraging Conservation

Water Policies: Encouraging Conservation

Conserving water goes beyond building design and technology. Water use is governed by federal, state, and local policies, from maximum...
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The Challenge of Creating Living Buildings

As the first buildings attempt to meet the Living Building Challenge, the difficulties of designing and building to such a...
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Masonite Offers Straw-Core Door With No Added Urea-Formaldehyde

Masonite’s Safe ‘N Sound Emerald door features a wheat-straw core, FSC-certified veneers, and adhesives with no added urea-formaldehyde.
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Ductless Mini-Splits and Their Kin: The Revolution in Variable-Refrigerant-Flow Air Conditioning

Ductless split systems using heat pumps and variable refrigerant flow offer an energy-efficient alternative to conventional heating and air-conditioning systems...
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Free Energy Modeling in Google SketchUp

Mark Piepkorn says, “I went through their registration rigmarole last Wednesday and the link they emailed me worked fine... but now it throws...” More...

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The Challenge of Creating Living Buildings

Jim Newman says, “First, this wonderful article is written by Allyson Wendt at BuildingGreen. Skip Bachus is quoted about trying to meet the...” More...

Deborah Robbins says, “Skip thanks for the article and comments re: "we don't make anything here anymore." How true this is however the...” More...


Department of Energy Focuses on Net-Zero Commercial Buildings

Terry Janssen says, “The Department of Energy could also have Zero Water Consumption Buildings. We have the technology, systems and have done it.” More...


Groups Set Mercury Limits for Flyash in Concrete

David Rosenmiller says, “Where can I find more "concrete" evidence/studies explaining how the heavy metals in flyash concrete are bound up in such...” More...


Modular Radiant Flooring

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