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The New Look of Cool: New coolant and design for air conditioners in 2025
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I know a lot more about the National Electrical Code and electrical installations than I do about air conditioning. However, when I attended the 2026 NEC Comment meetings in Torrance, Calif., during the third week of October 2024, I heard rumblings about a
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Office Conversions Bringing Residents Back to Downtowns
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More than a year and a half after the COVID-19 health emergency officially ended, the effects are still rippling. Many downtowns were devastated as residents fled to the
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Berkeley Lab Explores Residential Panel Upgrade Needs
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Special Swimming Pool Requirements: Let Article 680 be your guide
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Record Mortgage Rates Hamstringing New Home Buyers
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Upward Trend in Adaptive Reuse Projects
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Energy Management Dreams: System options and Code requirements
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![Direct and Indirect Lighting: Decorative uses in kitchens, hallways and home libraries]()
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Completions Rose, but Apartment Starts Fell in 2024 First Quarter
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