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The Quest for a Quiet Room Online Membership Required

Successful sound control requires a basic understanding of acoustics, the right materials, and attention to detail by Myron R. Ferguson

PEX Pipe: Is Copper On the Way Out?Online Membership Required

Cross-linked polyethylene tubing is cheaper to buy, is faster to install, and won't corrode or explodeby Andy Engel

A House for the End of Cheap OilOnline Membership Required

Healthful, light-filled, and energy-efficient, this home reaches back to its California past and toward a sustainable futureby David Arkin

Zero Energy, Infinite Appeal

Winner of a national green-building award, this low-maintenance house should produce as much energy as it usesby Nathan Good

Q & A: Dual oil tanksOnline Membership Required

by William Aitken

Q & A: Standard-efficiency gas appliances vented into masonry chimneysOnline Membership Required

by Mark Eatherton

Q & A: Neutralizing excess boiler acidOnline Membership Required

by Mark Eatherton

Building Wood Baseboard-Radiator CoversOnline Membership Required

A little easy-to-assemble trim dresses up these homely metal heatersby Rex Alexander

Choosing DuctworkOnline Membership Required

The kind of ducts you use and the number and types of turns they make dramatically affect HVAC-system performanceby John O'Connell, Bruce Harley

Hydronic Radiant-Floor HeatingOnline Membership Required

Concrete slabs, thin slabs and metal plates offer different ways of routing radiant heat underneath every floor in the homeby John Siegenthaler

Q & A: Radiant heat in a ceilingOnline Membership Required

by Jonathan R. Smith

Q & A: Piping for radiant heat

by Peter Sheridan

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