More stories about Trenton-Ewing, NJ

• Profitable Partnership

  TRENTON, NJ - BTC Management Corp., a nonprofit affordable housing owner and manager, didn’t spend a dime from its reserve accounts to upgrade all of the central heating and cooling equipment at Trent Center East with new energy- efficient machines.

• NEW JERSEY

  TRENTON—Almost all the projects that won 2007 low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) met New Jersey’s tough new green building standards for the conservation of resources and the creation of healthy living spaces, with the exception of a few projects to preserve existing affordable housing.

• Business Forum: The Dirty Dozen

  Business practices to avoid

• Ground-Source Heat Pumps

  Capturing the earth’s energy with underground heat-exchange loops can cut heating and cooling costs — if it’s done right. An hvac contractor tells what he’s learned from 15 years of installing geothermal heat pumps.

• Focus on Energy: New, Improved Recessed Lights

  Airtight lights

• Focus on Energy: Crawlspaces: To Vent or Not?

• Letters

• Eight-Penny News

• Financing Affordable Housing

  The feds are mostly out of the affordable housing business, but many state and local programs are picking up the slack. Here’s a guide to success with these programs.

• Small House Design

  Can a small house provide the amenities and the quality of life we’ve come to expect from new homes? The author thinks so—if you use the right design strategies.