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With cold weather approaching, the Shaplands are relieved to have finally plugged up the wood-burning fireplace in their 1940s Minnesota home — what Ms. Shapland called their energy-inefficient hole in the wall.

Drafty Fireplaces Meet Their Match Gwendolyn Bounds 2010

NOW: 'Drop zones' Once a must-have in the McMansion floor plan, double-story entrance foyers are now seen as a waste of space and energy-inefficient, homeowners and builders say.

Blueprint for a New American Home S. Mitra Kalita 2011

China unveiled its plan for phasing out the energy-inefficient incandescent bulbs in an attempt to promote energy conservation and reduce emissions.

Photos of the Day: Nov. 4 2011

Haskayne suggests reviewing your night-time electricity use, reducing your use of energy-inefficient gadgets, such as dehumidifiers, and taking advantage of incentives such as free insulation from British Gas.

Money-saving tips for 2012 2011

Eaga, a FTSE 350 company set up in 1990 to lead government-funded initiatives to improve conditions for poor people in energy-inefficient homes, has come top of the league table for ecological sustainability in the 2010 Observer/Co-operative Asset Management Good Companies Guide.

Good Companies Guide: Eaga wins green title 2010

The Energy Saving Trust says the cost of upgrading such properties may be less than many consumers think, while also revealing that the numbers of energy-inefficient homes in both the private and rented sectors has decreased.

Making UK homes energy efficient would cost less than £3,000 per house, survey claims 2010

Subsidies to domestic-market gas and electricity prices benefit households and all producers, both new and old; they have not prevented many energy-inefficient production units from closing down, even though scarcity pricing would have had a larger effect.

Institutions Impede Russia's Growth 2010

The Trust found that this group? deemed to be very energy-inefficient homes? are twice as common in the private rented sector as in the rest of stock.

Making UK homes energy efficient would cost less than £3,000 per house, survey claims 2010

Subsidies to domestic-market gas and electricity prices benefit households and all producers, both new and old; they have not prevented many energy-inefficient production units from closing down, even though scarcity pricing would have had a larger effect.

Institutions Impede Russia's Growth 2010

Together, these competitions will promote solutions to the long-standing problem of energy-inefficient cities.

Ron Dembo: Re-Skinning Competition -- Environmentally Smart Buildings and Cities 2010