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• Holding green technology to a higher standard.
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• Super efficient solar steam.
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• Installing a photovoltaic system.
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• If we run our economy on oil, energy independence is improbable.
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• These gorgeous prefab houses fit in a shipping container.
• Your house is killing you.  Here’s how to stop it.
• Recycled shipping container condos.

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• Getting green without going broke.

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• Living large: small spaces that delight.
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• Energy efficiency makes prefab homes popular.
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