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Designing a recycling center
In the United States, the recycling rate for aluminum cans has hovered around 50% for years. Cans that don’t make it into the recycling stream add up: Every three months,…
Fixing our homes can help fix our country
An open letter to President Barack Obama
Down the drain
A lot of people are surprised to learn that there is a finite amount of water on the planet
Findings from a Home-Energy Audit
After the test equipment is put away, a home energy auditor explains what to do next
Creating the Poetry House
Salvaged materials and unorthodox building methods are used to create a small, sacred structure
Reclaimed Wood Is Beautiful and Green
Some of the most-valuable wood available for builders was already part of a building.
A Small, Spacious House for a Skinny City Lot
A contest-winning design squeezes a vaulted living room, a master suite, and room to breathe onto a pencil-thin lot.
Video Vault: Slip Inside a Skinny House
What sort of house can you build on a 25 ft. by 100 ft. lot? An architect walks you through her award-winning design.
Mandate passive survivability in building codes
Passive survivability is a life-safety issue. How long could you live in your house without power or fuel?
A push for more near-zero energy homes
Voluntary Department of Energy program promotes and supports energy-efficient design and construction

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