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Timothy Lorang: Jul 29, 2025 9:36:02 AM
What a recent Ezra Klein episode reveals about cost, permitting, and how to rebuild faster On a recent episode of The Ezra Klein Show, climate...
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Timothy Lorang: Jul 13, 2025 8:03:04 AM
Wildfires don’t just destroy homes—they upend entire communities. From Paradise to Lahaina to Los Angeles, fire survivors face years of delays, red...
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Timothy Lorang: Jul 6, 2025 8:45:33 AM
When a wildfire hits, most people worry about flames. But smoke is often both the immediate killer and the more pervasive, long-lasting...
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Timothy Lorang: Jul 6, 2025 8:43:01 AM
When it comes to wildfires, speed is everything. Fires can jump highways, level homes in minutes, and spread from building to building like dominoes....
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Timothy Lorang: Apr 22, 2025 3:45:14 AM
The Housing Crisis Isn't Just About Land The United States doesn’t have a land shortage. From booming metro areas in the Mountain West to suburban...
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Timothy Lorang: Mar 24, 2025 2:37:06 PM
LA Is at a Crossroads The wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County this January weren’t just devastating—they were a wake-up call. Thousands of...
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Tim Sweeney: Jan 5, 2024 2:00:00 AM
There is more than adequate proof that poorly and uninsulated tilt-up concrete construction is a terrible Loop Hole in the Codes that must be...
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Tim Sweeney: Oct 25, 2023 12:50:00 PM
As our climate crisis increases the demand for more sustainable building solutions, the U.S. Department of Energy's IMPEL program has empowered a...
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Tim Sweeney: Oct 14, 2023 3:00:00 AM
Aren't the Building Codes all that we need to comply with? Why must we switch to truly Sustainable Construction NOW? The short answer to that...
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Tim Sweeney: Jun 23, 2023 2:40:31 PM
Homes, like any building, use materials when they are built, and materials need to be obtained from many sources in many ways. Making materials means...
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Tim Sweeney: Jun 23, 2023 1:55:04 PM
Firstly, your Green or Sustainable Home does not have to look like something from another world. In fact, if you're correctly controlling costs, it...
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