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World’s biggest “passive house” office building https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/carbon-free-buildings/boston-skyscraper-named-worlds-biggest-passive-house-office...
by gmoke
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on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 05:06 PM PST
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The Red River Zoo in Fargo, ND is a nice one to visit if you get the chance. I used to enjoy stopping in on bicycle rides or trips to Costco when I lived around there. One thing that caught my attention at the Red River Zoo was a lovely bench with...
by greenandblue
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on Sat Feb 03, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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On September 27th, 1981, the first ever French TGV with passengers left Gare de Lyon in Paris on the way to the city of Lyon, reaching speeds of up to 260 kilometers per hour on its 400-kilometer journey. It marked a new era of train travel and train...
by Neon Neo
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on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 08:40 PM PST
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We want cheap fresh produce 365 days a year and we want Mexicans to stay on their own side of the border. We want affordable housing and we want to stop carpenters from coming to America. When American spending power creates powerful economic forces...
by EricAZ
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on Mon Dec 25, 2023 at 09:39 AM PST
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Welcome, Fellow Gardeners! December is here, so is snow in some parts of the country. And after the Holidays, many gardeners spend the next few months of bleak weather curled up with garden porn, ...
by Rexxmama
317 comments
on Sat Dec 09, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
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National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering retrofits its buildings and develops a net zero urban sustainability program https://cde.nus.edu.sg/news-detail/cde-launches-landmark-urban-sustainability-initiatives/...
by gmoke
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on Thu Oct 12, 2023 at 07:57 PM PDT
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It never fails to amaze me just how crummy are most of the dwellings built in either the USA or the UK. When I lived in Texas, the houses were made of cheap, temporary materials. Joni Mitchell described them: “And they’re all made of ticky-tacky and...
by Adventurist
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on Fri Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01 AM PDT
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Community coalition targets major developers whose subcontractors stiff workers and allow dangerous conditions, signaling possible national strategy. By Colleen Connolly for Capital & Main In 2021, Alvaro Chavez took a job doing wood framing for a new...
by Capital and Main
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on Thu Sep 14, 2023 at 08:20 AM PDT
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Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie...
by Associated Press
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on Fri Jun 02, 2023 at 07:14 AM PDT
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For over 30 years I’ve been watching various DIY/Home Improvement/Remodeling shows, and while I wouldn’t attempt to do what they do, I have learned a few things. One of those things is craftsmanship. craftsmanship noun 1 — the level of skill shown by...
by TexDem
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on Fri Jun 02, 2023 at 07:30 AM PDT
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I start many of my stories “Back when I was young and stupid—I’m not young anymore.” This story starts almost 5 decades ago, when I was very young indeed. These memories were triggered by reading about the Iowa bill re-legalizing some forms of child...
by Larry Lagarto
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on Wed Apr 26, 2023 at 12:36 PM PDT
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An energy rule of thumb is one third of energy goes to buildings, one third goes to industry, one third goes to transportation. The technology is certainly available to reduce the energy that goes to buildings drastically, nearly to zero even in...
by gmoke
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on Thu Oct 20, 2022 at 08:27 PM PDT
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Let’s Build a Playlist . Welcome to another Saturday night of music, memories, and conversations. �Last week our theme was the British Invasion. �H/T to Ghost. Tonight, I was asked to help put ...
by WYgalinCali
137 comments
on Sat Oct 15, 2022 at 04:00 PM PDT
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On The Fence is a continuing story. Imagine if you were somehow plucked out of your life in 2012 and dropped into all the craziness of the present day you would be totally disoriented. By the same token if you begin reading this ongoing story on page...
by Partofthesolution
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on Mon Jul 25, 2022 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Welcome again to Saturday Morning Home Repair blogging, where we talk about fixing houses and the things in them that are supposed to work for us. An ad hoc cadre of building professionals and ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Jun 04, 2022 at 06:30 AM PDT
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Most people are quite tired of endless torrents of problems to be solved and no one quite willing to actually solve them. Disregarding those who don’t actually care or seek to profit off of the misery of others, America finds itself faced with a...
by PetulantFraggle
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on Thu May 12, 2022 at 04:06 PM PDT
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As the image above suggests, the enormity of slowing climate change can feel overwhelming. Yet there is so much we CAN do. In my case, I decided to spend my savings�in order to have solar panels ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Fri Apr 01, 2022 at 12:00 PM PDT
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This is a show and tell diary.� Yesterday’s *Day One* diary showed the reconstruction of the gable end.� After the pause, I will complete the photos of the work.�
by CaptBLI
84 comments
on Wed Mar 30, 2022 at 03:30 AM PDT
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No waste, no carbon, net zero home https://www.acsarchitect.com/baboolal-residence https://inhabitat.com/no-waste-no-carbon-no-wonder-this-net-zero-home-breaks-the-mold/ Singapore plans a “forest town”...
by gmoke
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on Sat Mar 12, 2022 at 07:03 PM PST
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Let me explain something about my carpentry skills: As a young kid, I was required in eighth grade to go through “Shop” class, where we worked with power tools and learned everything there was to know about being a good “young man.” Girls took Home...
by Christopher Reeves
141 comments
on Tue Feb 01, 2022 at 08:55 AM PST
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