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Contributed by Wyatt C. King, Director, Albright Stonebridge Group As cities around the world have grown ever larger, traffic congestion has become a global scourge, wasting enormous amounts of time and fuel, fouling urban air, and reducing quality of life for drivers and non-drivers ...
How Duct Cleaning Can Improve Your Quality of Life! 5/16/2013 It is a summer afternoon, and everyone is all smiles and in great spirits – except for you. You have a full day ahead of you but your allergies are already acting up. But have you ever wondered why every summer you feel thi...
Making Smart Growth Smarter 5/16/2013 Writing on the Natural Resources Defense Council blog, Kaid Benfield suggests expanding the ten widely acknowledged principles of smart growth, which emphasize compact development and transportation choices. In addition to the ten existing princip...
The city of San Francisco is now keeping 80 percent of its solid waste out of landfills, a statistic that leads the nation and a record that is attracting visits by officials from across the U.S. and around the world to consider the possibilities. San Francisco-based Recology , which ...
5 MYTHS ABOUT HOME FIRE SPRINKLERS 1. When one sprinkler goes off, all the sprinklers activate. The sprinkler heads react to temperatures in each room individually, allowing only the sprinkler closest to the fire to activate. In fact, 90 percent of fires are contained by the operation...
Clearing the (Kitchen) Air By Tux Turkel | 5/8/2013 Range hoods dress up a kitchen, but their function is underappreciated. In a tight house, a high-performance range hood is critical for indoor air quality. Why won’t consumers turn them on? Kitchen range hoods, with their stainless-s...
It might be time to ask yourself how efficiently your appliances are working. Think about your fridge, your stove, your dishwasher, and your washer and dryer. All of these use a massive amount of energy to do the work they do. High utility bills aren’t the only way to tell if applianc...
The city of San Francisco is now keeping 80 percent of its solid waste out of landfills, a statistic that leads the nation and a record that is attracting visits by officials from across the U.S. and around the world to consider the possibilities. San Francisco-based Recology , which ...
