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ToolBase TechSpecs provide technology summaries in an easy-to-read, downloadable format.ToolBase provides a multitude of green resources.

Building Systems

Selected innovative building products, processes, and systems that can produce safer, more energy efficient homes at a lower cost and higher quality.

Appliances
Doors
Electrical/Electronics
Exterior Walls
Floors
Foundations
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Interior Partitions and Ceilings
Landscaping
Plumbing
Roofs
Sitework
Whole-House Systems
Windows

Best Practices

Information to help builders and remodelers run efficient, profitable businesses that result in high quality homes.

Business Management
Codes, Regulations, & Standards
Construction Waste
Failure Prevention
Job Site Safety
Quality Management

Construction Methods

Technologies & processes for various types of construction.

Concrete Construction
Manufactured Housing
Steel Framing
Wood Framing

News

Now on the Technology Inventory: Low-E Storm Windows

Low-E Windows have a clear coating of metal or metallic oxide to reduce heat loss or gain.

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Field Evaluation Studies Constant Airflow Regulators

A field evaluation assesses Constant Airflow Regulators (CARs) effectiveness in balancing air flows in multi-family, multi-story central exhaust ventilation systems in new and existing buildings in New York, NY & Caldwell, NJ.

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2009 EnergyValue Housing Award Honors Energy Efficient Builders

Winners of the 2009 EVHA will be announced at the International Builders' Show on January 19, 2009. See who the finalists are, and submit your vote for the People's Choice Award.

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