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Self-Taught MBA: Inspired Reading
2 commentsHelpful business books categorized by the eight divisions of business management.
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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners
1 commentPrizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs
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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners
2 commentsZEC prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs
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The Smart Meter's Contentious Opponents
5 commentsThey still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter groups are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety
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Self-Taught MBA: You Can't Be a Successful Builder Without Management Skills
8 commentsBusinesses do not have a tangible structure, like the frame of a house, but every business has a framework nonetheless. The purpose of management is to keep that framework functioning effectively.
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Canada's Solar and NZE Power Play
A solar simulator and a research initiative at Concordia University in Montreal focus on solar energy applications and strategies for bringing building performance to net zero energy
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Opportunity Accompanies Objections to Green Habitat Project
2 commentsNeighbors have stalled a 35-unit subdivision of energy efficient dwellings, but the delay gives a Habitat chapter time to refine its green building technique
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Seattle Homeowners Build an Affordable Net-Zero-Energy House
4 commentsOne couple’s quest for energy efficiency leads them to a relatively low-cost approach to design and construction
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The PV/Solar-Thermal Switch-up
As the cost of photovoltaic panels has declined, some developers of utility-scale renewable-energy power projects originally designed for solar thermal have been shifting to PV
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Weatherization's Home-Stretch Recovery
1 commentEven though the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program struggled out of the gate – and can always be improved – it has produced encouraging, credible results
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Uptick Expected in Lead-Paint Rule Enforcement
1 commentEPA official tells NAHB webinar participants that the agency is increasing inspections of RRP job sites and stepping up enforcement
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DOE's Marketing Push for Aeroseal
3 commentsLawrence Berkeley National Lab touts the technology's track record for sealing leaks in duct systems and improving energy efficiency
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The Self-Taught MBA
8 commentsAbout 30 years ago, I read a Fine Homebuilding article that changed my career. I came upon it while building my second house. By then, I owned a sturdy Ford truck and a garage full of tools, and I...
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Japan's Emerging Smart-Town Boom
1 commentCorporations partner on development of large communities whose top priorities include energy efficiency, renewables, and energy storage
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Tackling PV's Administrative Challenges
The DOE names contestants in a competition intended to make permitting and financing for photovoltaic systems quicker and cheaper
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Researching Retrofit Technology in the Northwest
Using two identical, side-by-side homes as their laboratory, DOE researchers aim to measure the effectiveness of a variety of energy efficiency improvements
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Taking Aim at California's Low-Carbon Target
As the state prepares to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels over the next 38 years, scientists predict a mostly electric future
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Russia's First "Active House" Gets a Test Drive
A Danish solar-panel company teams up with a Russian developer to build a home designed to showcase net-zero-energy performance
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Knauf Chinese Drywall Settlement: 300 Homes to Be Repaired
The agreement marks another step toward addressing litigation over drywall that off-gasses hydrogen sulfide
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Lawmaker Targets DOE's Weatherization Program
3 commentsIt's all part of Representative Chuck Fleischmann’s campaign to stop "green initiative abuse"
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
