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Popular Mechanics October 12, 2009 Matt Molnar |
UW's Meltwater House is Inspired by Glaciers: Solar Decathlon Like most project managers rushing to complete their homes at the inception of Solar Decathlon 2009, Eric Harmann hasn't had much sleep. |
Popular Mechanics October 9, 2009 |
Virginia Tech's Lumenhaus Sports Sliding Solar Panels: Solar Decathlon Hard-hatted Department of Energy inspectors roamed the Solar Decathalon job sites with check lists |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
How to Use Less Energy in Your Home Theater Good suggestions for ways to minimize power use in components such as sound systems and HDTV's. |
Popular Mechanics October 2, 2009 Crystal Ola |
Cleaning Up Outdoor Wood-Burning Furnaces For areas with excess wood -- from fallen trees or nearby lumber operations -- an outdoor wood-fired furnace can be a cheap and efficient way to heat a home, but the pollution can have detrimental effects on neighbors and communities. |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
How to Install a Wood Pellet Stove These clean-burning stoves form one leg of a dual-fuel strategy that is appealing to growing numbers of homeowners concerned with personal independence, sustainability and cost savings. |
Popular Mechanics October 1, 2009 S.E. Kramer |
5 Blender Show-Down: Abusive Lab Test (With Video!) Five blenders are tested and ranked |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
Apocalypse Chow Meals ready-to-eat are the military's answer to a long-term, disaster-proof food supply. These vacuum-packed foodstuffs have all the nutrition necessary to keep you alive. But does the taste inspire the will to survive? |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
How to Make Biodiesel With a Commercial Kit With the professionally engineered biodiesel systems available today, the process is simpler, safer, takes less time and yields more consistent results. |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
Students Build the Solar Homes of the Future The Solar Decathlon, in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy this fall, will pit 20 teams of college students against each other in an international showdown of innovative engineering. |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 |
How to Make Your Tools, Gadgets and Appliances Last Forever Old-school repair hobbyists and new-school garage hackers seem to agree that reanimating a machine or tool bound for the trash heap can yield outsize paybacks. |
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