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Passive But Pushy: Eco-Conscious Houses Popping Up All Over Brooklyn

By Jhanasobserver August 10, 2012 12:43 pm
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Insulation isn’t generally considered glamorous (it is, after all, wedged between walls most of the time), but its moment has finally come. Brooklyn, that most eco-conscious of boroughs, is getting two new passive house apartment buildings, Curbed reports.
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