Building SciencetoiletgermsaerosolStudy: Most Toilets "Spray" Germs If Flushed with Open Lid Prepare to be grossed out. A Discovery Channel episode tests the truth of the toilet "spray" rumor,... Sep 22, 2015 7:37:23 AMReading time1 min read
Video: New, Award-Winning Self-Leveling Underlayment USG Durock™ Brand EcoCap™ Self-Leveling has just won the 2015 Innovator of the Year Award from The... Sep 22, 2015 7:25:00 AMReading time1 min read
Resilient Housingwindstorm-proof housingWisconsin's First Fortified Home is Designed for (Almost) Everything Nature Can Hurl at It The home is a response to the owner's experience under the Tampa, Fla.-based Insurance Institute... Sep 3, 2015 9:00:00 AMReading time2 min read
Resilient HousingAtlantic City May Bet on Climate Change to Break Its Losing Streak Architecture firm Perkins+Will wants to make Atlantic City a research center for climate change and... Aug 31, 2015 7:52:15 PMReading time1 min read
Alternative Building MaterialsNew Rock-Based Blocks Said to Be Stronger, Less Polluting than Traditional Concrete Napa-Valley startup Watershed Materials has created a natural masonry that's twice as strong as... Aug 30, 2015 4:10:00 AMReading time3 min read
Internet of ThingsVehicle "Uconnect" Could Connect Your Vehicle to Hackers The possibility of hijacking auto computer systems must be solved before autonomous vehicles are to... Aug 11, 2015 6:46:00 AMReading time1 min read
WindowsKeeping Glass Rooms Comfortable with Hydronic Heating and Cooling More natural light in commercial buildings improves worker productivity and decreases absenteeism... Aug 5, 2015 9:28:06 AMReading time1 min read
water conservation16 Lesser Known Ways to Save Water Want to save water? Waterless has ideas -- 16 of what it calls little-known ways to save water. One... Jul 6, 2015 11:14:00 PMReading time3 min read
water conservationpools and spasDrought-Slammed Pool Installers Need to Get in the Cistern Business Pool installers whining about the decline of pool installations in drought areas need to change... Jun 9, 2015 6:50:07 AMReading time4 min read
solarenergy solutionsWill Your Plants Produce Solar Power? Detect Bombs? Pollutants? Science programs have been showing us carbon nanotubes for years. Now there are techniques that may... Jun 9, 2015 6:22:59 AMReading time4 min read
Internet of ThingsArchitect Argues for Faraday-Like Safe Rooms Rem Koolhaas Says We Should Include Safe Havens in our Living Spaces in Case Want an Occasional... May 19, 2015 8:06:07 AMReading time2 min read
VISION HouseMariposa MeadowsResidential Retrofit in the Mountains Green Builder Media’s ReVISION House at Rancho La Garita, high in the Colorado Rockies, showcases... May 11, 2015 3:27:00 PMReading time4 min read
outdoor livingwater conservationeco-landscapingDry Times. Tips for Keeping Your Lawn Alive in an Age of Water Rationing Maybe the time has come to give up lawns altogether, but it you're not ready yet, here's how to... May 10, 2015 6:45:00 AMReading time4 min read