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  • Public Housing Tenants Become Owners

    WASHINGTON, DC. - It seemed like an impossible dream when residents of two of the worst public housing projects started talking about redeveloping their section of Anacostia in this city’s southeastern quadrant.

  • Air Leaks: Hidden Moisture Movers

    Along the coast where wind-blown rain is a regular weather feature, it's no surprise to builders that the exterior of a home must be carefully detailed to manage water. Properly installed housewrap and flashing are the key elements of an effective water-resistive barrier. But rainwater is not the...

  • Soundings: Potable Water for Secluded Sites

    Potable Water for Secluded Sites

  • Fight rising energy costs

    New York City – The cost of energy keeps rising — but fortunately, energy experts like Marc Zuluaga keep finding new ways to save.

  • Save more on energyDunn Development used a few new ideas to save energy at aproject in Harlem.

    New York City – Many apartment managers spend too much on heating hot water for their residents, according to Marc Zuluaga, an engineer for Dunn Development Corp., based here.

  • Colonias remake themselves

    El Cenizo, Texas – The people who live in this small subdivision next to the Rio Grande are quickly turning half-built, often-improvised shacks into finished houses.

  • GREEN ROOFS

    Chicago now has more buildings with green roofs than perhaps any other place in the country.