Innovative wall system helps older multifamily housing

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An overview is presented on an interior wall composite system that encases hazardous lead paint and sheaths deteriorated plaster, extending the life of multifamily housing structures that have begun to show age and wear. The walls consist of board made from cellulose-fiber-reinforced gypsum, polyisocyanurate insulation faced in foil, polyurethane foam, metallic tape for sealing joints, and wood fasteners and nailers.

United States, Multifamily Housing Construction, Multifamily Housing, Residential construction, not elsewhere classified, Construction industry, Residential construction, Materials, Interior walls

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Providing solutions: common area lighting for public housing

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This article discusses the United States Department of Energy's project to develop common area lighting for public housing. Innovative lighting fixtures have been designed at Alabama's Auburn University and are meant to be vandalism-resistant, attractive and cost-effective.

Lighting Equip NEC, Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing, Lighting equipment, not elsewhere classified, Housing & Development-Total Govt, Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development, Innovations, Lighting equipment and supplies industry, Lighting equipment industry, Social policy, Public housing, Housing policy, United States. Department of Energy, Lighting, Inner cities, Municipal lighting

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Reducing energy costs

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Strategies used by the Chicago Housing Authority for lower energy costs include purchasing natural gas from non-utility sources, partnering with the US Dept of Energy to improve energy efficiencies, and identifying and correcting utility bill errors.

Administration of Conservation Programs, Illinois, Energy Programs-Local, Case studies, Energy policy, Energy conservation, Energy economics, Housing authorities, Chicago, Illinois. Housing Authority

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