New + Notable

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    New + Notable

    New products for green-built homes, including tankless water heaters, asthma and allergy-friendly paint, and a greywater system.

     

Case Studies

Reviews

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    Product Review: Bite The Dust

    Central vacuum systems can remove dust and dirt more effectively than conventional vacuum cleaners, keeping the air and floors a lot cleaner.

     

Editor's Note

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    In·no·vate [verb]

    Innovation is the fuel that keeps our engines running even in the midst of a lingering recession.

     

EcoUpdate

GreenWatch

  • Team WaterShed's Solar Decathlon entry has a split-butterfly roof well-suited for capturing and using sunlight and rainwater. The two main parts of the house are connected by a third, smaller module that houses the bathroom. By reusing greywater on site for irrigation, the team estimates that the house will cut the amount of water sent to sewage treatment plants by half.

    Watershed Design

    University of Maryland's design harvests, recycles, and reuses water via built-in wetlands.

     

AIArchitect

  • A new generation of architects is finding a way to make prefabrication work in the new economy, often promoting its inherent sustainability.

    Modular Marvels

    Prefabrication is the oldest new trend in architecture.

     

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