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Can We Turn Down the Temperature on Urban Heat Islands?
Better measuring data is being used to develop a range of innovative urban planning strategies
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How Households Drive Up Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Everything you eat or wear, and every time you drive, adds to global emissions
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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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Minnesota Homestead: Choosing Windows
The thermal performance of the European-style triple-glazed windows were worth the extra expense
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Solar Power Without Net Metering: Is It Worth It?
As rules and regulations change, residential PV equipment and systems will adapt
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Frugal Happy: Drywall, Flooring and a Loft
Finish surfaces and details begin to emerge
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What’s the Environmentally Friendliest Way to Shop?
Drones, robots, crowd-shipping, and more offer new options for solving the sticky last-mile-problem of bringing purchases home
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Creating a Circular Economy for the Construction Industry
Construction and demolition waste headed for landfills, now 548 million tons a year, is set to rise sharply
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Minnesota Homestead: Nordic Roots
Air conditioning brought us comfort, and robbed us of our vernacular traditions
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Getting to Zero: Energizing the Green New Deal
A combination of new incentives, a modest carbon tax, and attractive financing for energy upgrades all will help
