building engineering
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Bronx Apartment Fire Disaster Shows Why Energy Efficiency Isn’t Just a Climate Issue
An apartment fire broke out on Sunday in the Bronx and killed 19 people, including nine children younger than 16. It was the deadliest New York fire in more than three decades. Initial reports indicate that the fire was caused by a malfunctioning space heater — which demonstrates how energy efficiency upgrades to apartments aren’t…
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Heat Pumps Could Be the Money-Saving, Job-Creating Climate Solution We Need
[Extremely Bernie Sanders voice] I am once again asking you to consider the heat pump.
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7 Tales of Smart Homes Gone Horribly Awry
As long as science fiction’s been around, and probably longer, the fear of technology has fuelled the stories that keep us up at night. One of the scariest scenarios? That a smart home, ostensibly designed to make life easier, would suddenly transform into a nightmarish high-tech prison — or at least a place you would…