LiveModern: Your Best Modern Home
Most of the light fixtures in my 50+ year old home say to use a maximum of 60 watt bulb. How does this translate into LEDs?
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Ceiling fixtures and older lamps Most LED bulbs have a maximum of around 12 watts, so they can easily fit into 60w maximum fixtures. However, three key things to note: #1. Failure. Despite the fact that [...]
Is it possible to fur out the exterior of a log cabin? We are not in love with the exterior appearance.
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It has been vacant for 2 winters and had flooding on 2nd floor due to burst pipes Hi Michael, I am thinking spray foam on the outside of the logs. I like your basic idea of furring out and adding foam, but rigid foam will allow [...]
Are ductless A/C units worth considering as a replacement to our aging central AC with poorly performing ductwork?
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We have a 1920's 2 story dutch colonial with good attic (spray foam) and basement - partially finished- (spray foam and polyiso) insulation but nothing in the 1st and 2nd floor walls. Heat is forced air natural gas, with central AC. The AC was added [...]
The Change Initiative in Dubai is declared "the most sustainable building in the world"
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They have a point, 107 of them actually. But call me [...]
A little bit of extra height makes a big difference in a small apartment
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3XA architects show how it's done in 312 square [...]
Green Globes building certification system releases Anti-LEED Screed
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Instead of concentrating on becoming a reputable certification system, it trash-talks the [...]
Beautiful renovation
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Photo: via Algreen ArkitekterWhat a house, would kill for that couch! By Danish Algreen Architects via desire to inspire. More [...]
How the self-driving car might make our cities better and greener
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Kaid Benfield and Lee Epstein have doubts about the benefits of the autonomous car. They are missing an [...]
Renzo Piano gets small
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The big name architect designs a tiny house for furniture maker [...]
The Future of Food
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The Guardian spills its guts about a future where we eat bugs, fake meat, GM rice and the packages it all came [...]
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