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Cleaner and More Efficient Wood Burning
Wood is a renewable fuel and, assuming that new trees grow up to replace those cut for firewood, it is carbon-neutral, meaning that it doesn’t have a net contribution to…
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It’s Probably OK to Store Wood Pellets Inside
A university study finds pellets stored in homes do not seem to off-gas dangerous levels of carbon monoxide
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Hygric Buffering and Hygric Redistribution
Large amounts of hygroscopic building materials — for example, lumber and cellulose — can act like thermal mass for moisture
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A Follow-up From Northern Minnesota
An architect reports on his first year in a low-energy house
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Coal-Fired Power Plants Are Polluting Groundwater: Analysis
A new study finds a variety of contaminants showing up in monitoring wells at most U.S. coal power plants
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Are You a Green Building Geek, Nerd, Dork, or Dweeb?
Yes, they are different!
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Henry Gifford Continues His Case Against LEED
Gifford v. USGBC drags on, with a focus on claims of false advertising, deceptive practices, and illegal monopolization
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Creating a New Tool for Builders
The Oak Ridge National Lab blends experience with computer modeling into an online source of advice
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Installing a Ductless Minisplit System
We decided to get rid of our oil boiler and install an air-source heat pump from Japan
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An Old House Gets a Superinsulation Retrofit
What started out as a relatively straightforward re-siding project on this 80-year-old duplex in Arlington, Mass., ultimately evolved into part of an ambitious superinsulation pilot program for the Massachusetts Department…