Kraloy Fittings
Building Resilience from the Foundation, Up, with ICF Construction
Exterior residential wall construction is receiving more attention these
days, especially in areas now prone to dangerous weather conditions.
Traditional wood-frame approaches can have difficulty withstanding
extreme winds, flooding, and wildfires, and both building departments
and home insurers are taking notice.
Schneider Electric / Square D
How Manufacturers are Bringing Basic Breaker Boxes into the Digital Age
Three years ago, I decided to finally bring my home into the modern age,
in terms of its electrical distribution system. Gone was the
50-plus-year-old, 60-amp fuse box (yes, I said “fuse box”), along with
the similarly low-capacity line from the pole to the house. In their
place, a new 200-amp service line and breaker panel.
Allied Moulded Products, Inc.
Mind the Gap: Air-Sealing Options for Exterior Wall Outlets
Residential energy use today accounts for about 20% of U.S. greenhouse
gas emissions – though this figure varies widely by region and income
level. Certainly, getting more of our energy from renewable resources
can help reduce those emissions, but we also need to limit overall
energy demand in order to meet the emissions cuts necessary to blunt
climate change’s worst effects.
