ToolBase E-News, volume 176
- NAHB Green Building Program Fuels Savings
- New Energy Act Supports Renewable Energy Research, ‘Green Collar’ Training
- Washington Builders' Association Limits Runoff Despite Record Rainfall
- 10,000+ New York ENERGY STAR-Labeled Homes Save 14 Million Kw-Hours of Electricity
- New Earthquake-Resistant Building Part Developed
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ToolBase E-News, volume 175
- Garbage In – Building Block Out
- Finalists Named for 2008 EnergyValue Housing Awards
- Mainstream GreenHome Construction Complete
- IBM Process to Turn Waste into Solar Energy
- Durable, Solar Power for Laptops
- Best of What’s New in Home Tech
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ToolBase E-News, volume 174
- PATH Announces First Top 10 Remodeling Technologies
- Solar Industry Seeks Congressional Help to Maintain Momentum
- German Student Team Wins Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon
- New Report Shows Green Home Ownership Expected to Increase Rapidly
- Japanese Government to Push for 200-Year Homes
- NAHB Research Center to Conduct Landmark Study of Disaster Relief Housing Alternatives
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ToolBase E-News, volume 173
- Mold Safe Model Home Now Open
- Benefits of a Whole-House Perspective
- It’s a House…It’s a Boat…It’s Amphibious Homes
- Survey Shows Industry Pros Overestimate Cost of Green Construction
- Building Green for Less
- Cold Climate Housing Research Center Touts Broad-Based Energy Strategy
- University Researchers Create Debris-Resistant Building Material
- NOWRA Hosts 17th Annual Technical Education Conference & Expo April 7-10
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ToolBase E-News, volume 172
- Printable Solar Energy
- Lighting the Future
- 'Crash Tests' for Homes
- WIRED LivingHome to be Built in a Day
- Follow the 'Green' Brick Road
- Breathe Easier with PATH Tech Set #9
- ToolBase Featured Technology—In-Line Fans
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ToolBase E-News, volume 171
- NAHB to Launch Green Home Certification Program
- Bird-Brained Idea – Homes Made of Nest Materials
- Spinach - Leafy Green or Building Material?
- Designs that Stand Up to Hurricanes
- Reinventing the Brick
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—Evaporative Coolers
- DOE to Invest up to $40 Million in Housing Research
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ToolBase E-News, volume 170
- Doors Open on PATH Concept Home, Online 'Concept Home Experience'
- Framing Tour Shows Green 'Behind the Scenes'
- University Scientists Converting Heat to Sound to Electricity
- From Power Plant Waste to Building Blocks
- Follow the 'Green' Brick Road
- Growable Insulation
- Solar-Hydrogen System Offers Zero-Energy Solution
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)
- Hybrid Solar Lighting Making News
- NAHB Research Center Opens One-of-a-Kind Product Testing Lab and Market Research Facility
- BEES 4.0 Offers Environmental and Economic Product Performance Advice
- Energy-Saving Home Works with the Earth
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ToolBase E-News, volume 169
- Tucson Builder Unveils Second Net-Zero Energy Home
- Consumer Spotlight Shifting to LEDs
- Harnessing Wind Power for Your Home
- Homes that Heat and Cool Themselves
- Plastic Solar Cell Efficiency Improving
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—High-Wind and Impact-Resistant Asphalt Roofing Shingles
- Wireless Earthquake Sensors Help Mitigate Damage in Simulation
- NAHB Research Center Opening New State-of-the-Art Product Testing Laboratory and Research Facility
- 2007 Next Generation Design Competition Winners Focus on Energy
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ToolBase E-News, volume 168
- Run Your Home on Car Power
- Canadian Housing Project Using Wood-Waste Energy
- NAHB and CEDIA Join Forces to Create Home Technology Alliance
- University of Maryland Students Harnessing Solar Power in LEAF House
- “Open House” Exhibition Envisions Homes of the Future
- PATH Partners Plan Show Home Focused on Mold Safety, Prevention
- Green Home Demand Exceeding Supply
- Lennar Creating Virtual Reality for Potential Buyers
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—Switchable Glazing
- A Material Change in Architecture
- Public Awareness of ENERGY STAR Label Growing
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ToolBase E-News, volume 167
- Curing Concrete in Cold Climates
- ‘Self-Healing’ House Designed to Resist Earthquakes
- Help Planning Healthy Homes
- Dyeing for Cheaper Solar Panels
- U.N. Report: Buildings Can Play Key Role in Combating Climate Change
- Green Homeowners More Satisfied
- Awards Honor Achievement in Green Home Building
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—Permeable Pavement
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ToolBase E-News, volume 166
- Track Concept Home Omaha's Progress
- Builders in Limited Market Research Study Give Low Grades to Smart Houses
- Study Sheds Light on Home Component Life Expectancy
- NAHB and ICC to Develop Residential Green Building Standard
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—GPS-Enabled Land Development Tools
- Sweets to Provide 3D Building Product Models to Aid Architects
- Kama-eebs Offers 100% Recyclable Structural Panel System
- GBI to Present at Ecobuild America
- NanoBusiness 2007 to Focus on Nanotechnology Role in Improving the Environment
- 2007 AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, June 24-27
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ToolBase E-News, volume 165
- Garbage In … Energy Out
- Rapid Changes Predicted for Future Homes
- Robot to be Tested on Single-Day House Build
- WANTED: Home Builders for the Moon
- ToolBase.org Featured Technology—Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- Manure—Not Just for Fertilizer Anymore
- Less is More—New Building Products Aim to Save Space, Sanity
- Dome on the Range
- Steel Prefabrication Cuts Time, Costs
- Ninth Annual NAHB National Green Building Conference
- 'Green' Entrepreneurs Learn How to Get Research to Market
- MacArthur Foundation to Invest $25 Million in New Research on Impact of Housing
- Water for All Life Conference
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ToolBase E-News, volume 164
- PATH Unveils 2007 Top 10 Technologies
- Construction Technologies on the Web: Finding the Best Sources
- NextGen Home Demonstrates Storm-Resistant Technologies
- PEX Water Supply Systems Design Guide Released at IBS
- ‘Majap’ Innovations Introduced at IBS
- EnergyValue Housing Award Honors Builders for Energy-Efficient Design, Construction, Marketing
- NAHB Research Center Seeks Participants for NAHB, ICC Green Building Standard Consensus Committee
- Directory of Accessible Building Products Released at Builders’ Show
- Renewed American Home Demonstrated Big Changes for Tiny Older Home
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ToolBase E-News, volume 163
- ToolBase E-News Gets a Facelift
- Competition Yields High-Tech Food Concept Appliances
- Hot Savings—New Heat Pump Said to Use Half Energy of Traditional Units
- Concept Home Fast Becoming Reality
- PATH Sponsors Innovative New Southern Home
- One-Year Federal Energy Tax Credit Extension Approved
- Katrina Victims Find A Modular Solution
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ToolBase E-News, volume 162
- INNOVATION HELPS MAKE DESIGN WORK FOR DIFFICULT LOTS
- DOE RELEASES BEST PRACTICES HANDBOOK FOR BUILDING IN MARINE CLIMATES
- TECH PRACTICES SHOW BUILDER SUCCESSES IN 2006
- THIN IS IN FOR PV
- CALIFORNIANS PLUGGING INTO THE SUN
- HOMEOWNERS LOOK UNDERGROUND FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE
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ToolBase E-News, volume 161
- CRADLE TO CRADLE PRODUCT AND MATERIAL DESIGN
- FINALISTS NAMED FOR NATION'S PREEMINENT ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME BUILDING AWARD
- GO FOR THE GREEN – APPLY FOR NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING AWARDS
- SFA PREZ SUGGESTS STRONGER BUILDING CODES FOR STRONGER BUILDINGS
- AT YOUR SERVICE – NEW N.C. HOMES COME WITH TECHNOLOGY CONCIERGE
- VALVE TEST FOR HURRICANE-RESISTANT BUILDINGS
- IBS SEMINARS TO OFFER TECHNOLOGY KNOW-HOW FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY, PROFITABILITY
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ToolBase E-News, volume 160
- NEW DESIGN GUIDE FOR PEX NOW AVAILABLE ON TOOLBASE.ORG
- HOLLOW BRICK PASSES FIRE-RATING TESTS
- BUILDINGGREEN’S 2006 TOP 10 GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS
- NATION’S CAPITAL LOOKING TO BECOME PIONEER IN 'GREEN' CONSTRUCTION MANDATES
- GREEN MANSIONS
- HYBRID PANELS COMBINE STRENGTH OF STEEL WITH SPEED OF SIPS
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ToolBase E-News volume 159
- RESULTS OF INNOVATION IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECT RELEASED
- NANOTECHNOLOGY HOLDS GREAT POTENTIAL, SOME RISKS IN ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS
- SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT MEETS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
- MANUFACTURED HOMES COMPETE WITH TRADITIONAL HOUSES
- MODULAR MANUFACTURERS GET LEAN WITH PATH
- TOUGHER NAILS AND TOUGHER DUCT TAPE—2006’s TOP INNOVATIONS
- WHO GETS TO SAY WHAT GREEN BUILDING REALLY MEANS?
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ToolBase E-News volume 158
- FIU STUDIES HOW CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LOCATIONS WITHSTAND HURRICANES
- MODEL HOMES OFFER NATIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPACT RESULTS
- "FAB TREE HAB" COULD BE THE GREENEST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK
- LOFTCUBE DESIGNED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ROOFTOP REAL ESTATE
- OPEN-SOURCE HOMES AIM FOR MASS CUSTOMIZATIONNEW BOOKLET ON PANELIZED CONSTRUCTION FOR CUSTOM HOMES
- EPOXY PIPE LINING ADDED TO PATH TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY
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ToolBase E-News volume 157
- HUD BREAKS GROUND ON FIRST PATH CONCEPT HOME
- PATH PUTS SOME GREEN IN THE KITCHEN
- CONCRETE INNOVATIONS
- STEEL-FRAMED ‘CAJUN COTTAGE’ SHOWN AT NEW ORLEANS SUMMIT
- NEW WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES SHOW INCREASED STRENGTH, LOWER COST
- YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TAKES A NEW LOOK AT PRE-FAB
- WALL STREET JOURNAL INNOVATION AWARDS
- BASF SHOWCASES PORTFOLIO OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS
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ToolBase E-News volume 156
- NEW COLD CLIMATE BUILDING RESEARCH FACILITY OPENS
- PENNSYLVANIA TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL BREAKS GROUND ON AREA’S FIRST STUDENT-BUILT ‘GREEN’ HOUSES
- INEXPENSIVE, WATERPROOF STEEL PANEL BASEMENT FOUNDATION
- SOLAR ATTIC FANS MAKE VENTILATING A BREEZE
- SPHERE PROJECT TESTS DURABILITY OF CAULK
- PATH DEVELOPS PROFILE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION BUILDERS
- "GROWING GREEN" CONFERENCE OFFERS TECHNICAL TRAINING
- CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING AWARDS
- ENTRY PERIOD UNDERWAY FOR GREEN BUILDING AWARDS
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ToolBase E-News volume 155
- INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS’ SHOW TO DEBUT NEW TECHNOLOGY PAVILION: NEXTBUILD
- INHABITAT.COM’S TOP TEN ECO-INNOVATIONS
- HOUSE OF INNOVATION GOES ON DISPLAY
- CALIFORNIAN HOMES TO HAVE SOLAR OPTION BY 2011
- NAHB RESEARCH CENTER BREAKS GROUND ON STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORY TESTING AND MARKET RESEARCH FACILITY
- MOLD PREVENTION METHODS FOR BUILDING INDUSTRY GROWING
- SELF-CLEANING GLASS REMOVES DIRT WITH SUN AND RAIN
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ToolBase E-News volume 154
- FREE MOISTURE PROTECTION PAMPHLET FOR SIDING INSTALLERS AVAILABLE ON TOOLBASE.ORG
- HYBRID LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY SHOWS PROMISE
- INSTANT HOUSE, JUST ADD AIR
- INDUSTRY JOURNAL ANNOUNCES TOP TEN GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS
- TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND VEHICLES REUSED FOR HOUSING
- AIA TO FINALIZE STANDARDS ON ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS, SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRODUCTS
- NEW COLLEGE PROGRAM TO TRAIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPERTS
- NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM EXPANDS "GREEN HOUSE" PROGRAMMING
- 2007 INTERNATIONAL BAMBOO DESIGN COMPETITION OPEN
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ToolBase E-News volume 153
- EDITOR’S QUEST FOR HOME WITH CURB (AND POCKET) APPEAL
- TEXAS CITY CREATING ZERO ENERGY HOMES TASK FORCE
- TENNESSEE BUILDERS DISCOVERING GREEN MARKET
- HUD SYMPOSIUM OFFERS WAYS TO CREATE DURABLE HOUSING
- GREEN BUILDING AWARDS APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN
- HOMEBUYERS LOOKING FOR MORE HOME TECH OPTIONS
- KB HOME RAISING BAR ON FALL PREVENTION SAFETY
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ToolBase E-News volume 152
- FIBERGLASS HOME IDEA PROPOSED FOR REBUILDING EFFORTS
- HISTORIC BUILDINGS GETTING HIGH-TECH HELP
- PATH ROUNDTABLE EXPLORES IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY BASED ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- POP SCI'S HOT GADGET REVIEW
- FIELD EVALUATION PROJECT FIRST IN NEW ENGLAND TO USE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
- RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOOSTED BY FLORIDA SOLAR GRANTS
- MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TESTING RESULTS FOR TOILET MODELS NOW AVAILABLE
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