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• Making a Business of Ice Dams

  Though it’s not for the fainthearted, dealing with ice damage can be a profitable sideline

• Stair-Builder's Tool Kit

  For short cash and a little effort, you’ll save lots of time on your next handrail installation.

• Super-Insulated Tank for Heating Fluid Storage

  Wouldn't it be nice to store excess heat generated by solar panels and biomass boilers in summer for heating during the winter? Here's a stab at a tank designed for the purpose.

• Q&A: Closing a House for the Winter

  Q: I have customers who want me to build a log home that will be used seasonally, for about two months of the summer and another two months in the winter. During the rest of the year they want to leave the house closed up and unheated. We're at the edge of the Rocky Mountain Front Range in eastern...

• Soundproofing Outdoor Generators and Condensers

  Special mounts, acoustic blankets, and properly sized barriers are all part of the solution.

• Market Movers

  NUMBERS MAY NOT LIE, BUT SOMETIMES they can make a liar out of conventional wisdom.

• N.C. Nonprofit Achieves Green Firsts

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Affordable Housing Group of North Carolina, a nonprofit developer based in Charlotte, is taking affordable housing to a new level in the state.

• TVA-ORNL Project Provides a Window on the Payback of Energy Upgrades

  Study finds that modest upgrades in insualtion and HVAC equipment dramatically reduce energy use in warm, humid climates.

• JLC Report

  State legislators deal blow to residentialsprinkler codes; robo-houses provide a window on energy-upgrade payback; more

• The 2010 Readers' Choice Green Finalists