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This window, described as “the first of its kind”, has special double-sided solar cells and built-in Venetian blinds that ...

Along with the foundation, posts and beams are the backbone of a house frame ... the same width and material as the studs.

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Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.

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A firefighter was seriously injured in a 40-foot fall from a window while battling a five-alarm fire at a Manhattan apartment building Friday, according to the FDNY. The smoke eater was backing ...

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Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth ... slag — were the unloved scum left over from a century of making steel. But, it turns out, this mountain of waste contains the base ...

Like standard windows, hurricane windows come in wood, vinyl, and aluminum frames. Below is a breakdown of the typical price for each window frame material ... is up to local building codes.