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More Focus Needed on Data Collection
There is a great deal we know about how to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of building operations, but there is also a great deal we don't know.
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QAPs Get Greener
Every state made a clear effort to include and support green building measures into their low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) programs in 2009.
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A steep slope and a tight lot call for some imaginative foundation solutions.
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Getting certified for home energy audits
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Interlocking pre-grown panels add little dead load to the roof.
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Skepticism greets California’s green-building code; a closer look at green paints; Hitachi recalls coil framing nailers after injuries; more
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An engineer’s report shows that in snow country, soffit-to-ridge venting is typically the most practical way to prevent ice dams in cathedral ceiling assemblies.
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Q. While preparing for an extensive remodeling project, we discovered that the housewrap was installed underneath the exterior 7/16-inch plywood rather than on top. According to the scope of work, we are supposed to install 1/2-inch foam board with taped seams over the entire exterior. Will the...
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Soundtrack Benefits Gulf Rebuilding
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and the Dixie Chicks are among the big-time artists featured on a new soundtrack raising funds for the Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts of the United Way and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
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Valuing Green Design and Construction
For most people, finding and making a home is a very personal process of self-expression and self-determination.
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Previous survey results: Green Building
HousingFinance.com recently asked readers about their efforts in building green affordable housing.
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Bridging the Gap Between Preservation and Transit
A key place where green building and affordable housing goals coincide is access to transit.
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HUD Secretary Addresses Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Conference
Today, Thursday, July 29, leaders in the fields of building, development, and financing met in Washington D.C., for a two-day conference focusing on green, affordable housing and other forms of community development.
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We run a full-service remodeling company with a division solely dedicated to kitchen and bathroom remodels.
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Freddie Mac Working on Green Rehab Mortgage
Freddie Mac has taken a big step toward offering a green rehab mortgage, thanks to a partnership with the Community Preservation Corporation.
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Carbide Wood Flooring Router Bit Sets let you mill tongue-and-groove flooring from solid or engineered wood.
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Q: We're building a four-season addition over an existing raised deck framed with PT lumber. Is it okay to install OSB subfloor sheathing directly over the wood decking, or should the decking be removed first?