Why mobile homes get hit hard by extreme weather and how to build better

Modern manufactured homes can be as resilient as traditional houses in the face of floods, hurricanes and wildfires.

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Architects replace rundown '50s log cabin with modern masterpiece: 'The house was a mess'

Amale Andraos' and Dan Wood's modern home needed to replace their derelict cabin — and it had to be a Passive House.

The Cool Down

Retrofitting is now a national priority in the UAE.

With most 2050 buildings already built, the path to net zero runs through smart upgrades—insulation, cooling, lighting, and more.

Jaap Bastiaansen from Nexus Climate looks at how policy and finance are speeding up the shift: https://climatesolutions.news/sectors/the-uaes-net-zero-strategy-is-driving-retrofitting-of-older-buildings

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The UAE’s Net-Zero Strategy is Driving Retrofitting of Older Buildings

Explore the importance of retrofitting in achieving the UAE's net-zero emissions goal and enhancing energy efficiency in buildings.

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Updated the post to describe an even simpler setup.
Thank you, @bastianallgeier for your input!

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Time to reverse engineer some controller boards
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Elon Musk admits full self-driving likely won't be possible on older Tesla vehicles

During a conference call following Tesla's Q3 2024 financial results, CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that the company's older self-driving hardware may not achieve full autonomy. The admission...

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