Recent Articles
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Fixing Problems With a New Metal Roof
Adding a layer of exterior insulation looks likely, but the question is how much?
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Energy Upgrade in a Cold Climate
A Canadian carpenter weighs the details of an exterior renovation in Alberta
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Where to Invest When Preparing Your House for Power Outages
How best to cope with disruptions in grid-tied utility services during winter
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U Maine Prints a Wood Fiber House
The prototype solves some inherent problems with concrete 3D buildings, but can printing go mainstream?
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Insulating a Concrete-Block House
A Michigan homeowner looks for a way to insulate above-grade walls without marring the decorative block
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Is Plastics Recycling a Flop?
Environmental watchdog cites low recycling rates and urges an end to single-use plastics
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Calculating Loads for Helical Piers
Substituting piers for standard concrete footings raises questions for a reader planning a new deck
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Revisiting the Passive Solar Debate
Is it possible to incorporate passive solar design principles when construction plans are underway?
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Giving a Heat Pump an Occasional Boost
How to solve a two-week-a-year performance problem
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Buy Clean: A First Step in Low-Carbon Standards
The White House initiative will make low-carbon building materials more common and less expensive
