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Around the House
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Around the House answers your questions about home improvements and home maintenance. The blog also contains many posts about these topics.
Recent Posts
Protocells: The future of building
Rachel Armstrong describes how new processes of using metabolic materials and new types of materials -- based on living things -- to replace today's reliance on Victorian building technologies that are not sustainable. How is this being used now? Sci...
Practical advice on building or remodeling a home
Tips for first-time homebuyers
Insulate a crawl space?
Q. Should I invest in insulating a crawl space? What is the best way to go about insulating this type of space?A. Yes if the area above the crawlspace is a conditioned space, or heated and cooled, you may recognize a considerable energy savings by in...
Homebuyer tax credit extended and expanded
Insulate your home, save money with paint
Q. Can you really cut energy costs by using insulating paint?A. While it’s impossible for PBA to verify one product’s effectiveness, insulating paints are not recognized by the national green building standards of the National Association of Home...

