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A roundup of green building news for the week of April 21-25, including LA enacts green building requirements and Montgomery County, Md., to become first county to require Energy Star homes.
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A roundup of this week's green building news, including arson suspected in Seattle model home fires; L.A. commercial buildings named most eco-friendly; and Maryland makes strides in green legislation.
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Baltimore Sun columnist Kevin Cowherd spoke for a lot of people when he wrote of his newly installed programmable thermostat: "We're afraid to touch [it]." His rant came shortly after he replaced his old mercury-filled manual unit, which had three settings -- heat, cool, and off -- and that he...
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Blown-in-Place polyurethane foams
What are the pros and cons of open-cell and closed-cell foam insulations? And where are the best places to use each?
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