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11/05/2023

The New Inflation Reduction Act means real money for homeowners. Learn more about the savings that are now available in the new legislation. Our homes are a place where we can each make a real difference in the rate of climate change with our market choices.

By Matt Cantor, Cantor Inspections ​ The new Inflation Reduction Act provides almost $400 Billion (that’s with a B) for the mitigation of causes of climate change (the artist formerly known as global warming) including, and in no small measure, the warming caused by activity at your own home. Am...

11/02/2023

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16/08/2022

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18/03/2022

West Berkeley is home to a splendid alley for biking, walking, or pushing a stroller. It contains many murals, and will soon be home to three more, courtesy of Commotion West Berkeley, Berkeley Path Wanderers Association, and Youth Spirit Artworks.
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18/03/2022

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10/02/2022

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01/02/2022

Electrifying Your Home ~ Responsibly & Affordably.So how do you electrify your home when your house was built with gas equipment, and is seemingly stuck that way? It’s actually not that complex. Read the article on Berkeley-Built.com

28/01/2022

How DOES the High Tech Sound System at Comal Really Work?

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28/01/2022

Berkeley Bike Station is the Largest West Coast Bike Station. Designed by Studio KDA, this bike station provides free bike parking for 268 bikes in the center of downtown Berkeley. The station, which provides bike parking, rentals, repairs, sales and bike advocacy all under one roof, is also a model of sustainable design.
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27/01/2022

You might be surprised how much energy goes into creating a custom-branded liquor bottle. Designers sculpt its attractive and recognizable shape. Custom molds are manufactured for bottle production. At the factory, molten glass is blown into the molds using specialized machines.
Once the liquor has been drunk, however, what happens to the empty bottles? Most often they get recycled--crushed, melted, and turned into other glass products, often new bottles.
Metro Lighting offers a different recipe. They harvest the most attractive ones and transform them into lighting glass.
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27/01/2022

Mention straw bale construction, and while many have heard of it, the majority of people still reply with skepticism. “Won’t it rot? Doesn’t it burn? What about insects / moisture / air-tightness / etc.?” In spite of much testing, a proven track record, relative ease to build with, and examples of buildings over 100 years old, it hasn’t achieved the widespread popularity it seemed destined to have. However, with inclusion in the International Residential Code in 2015, a long list of benefits (read on), and a role to play in helping to solve global climate change, building with straw is in the news again.
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27/01/2022

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