Q&A Spotlight: Can You Build a Comfortable Wood Floor Over a Slab?
An insulated slab may solve the thermal problem, but what if you want the feel and flexibility of a framed wood floor? Source: Green Building Advisor.
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Retrofit Basement Bathroom Underfloor Heat
I am installing a 5×8′ bathroom in my basement. I have a 4″ slab atop crushed stone. Source: Green Building Advisor.
Mazda’s New EV SUV Can Tell Pedestrians Whatever You Want—Even Naughty Words
The automaker had good intentions with the feature, but it forgot to put some guardrails in place. Source: InsideEVs.
The Jeep Recon Was Driven On The Highway Until It Died. Its Range Fell Short
The Recon’s boxy body and stubby wheels are made for off-roading, but drivers still need to drive on the highway to get to trails. Source: InsideEVs.
Does indirect solar light have any warming effect in a house?
Hello, I recently started renting a house that has huge north-facing windows. Looking at online shade maps, it will not get any direct sunlight in the coldest months. Source: Green Building Advisor.
Dormers: I Know I Shouldn’t, But…
Keep it simple, and you’ll be fine. It’s really that simple.Well, sometimes a guy’s gotta have his dormers, you know?I’ve pondered for quite some time over adding shed dormers to…
Open Letter to Elon Musk: You Have a Moral Imperative to Get All Your Tesla EV Customers Using Full Self Driving
In 2025, an estimated 36,640 traffic fatalities were reported in the US. Earlier this year, April 8, 2026, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” is so much safer than human drivers that it…
Ireland’s Heat Study Adds More Evidence Against The Fabric First Trap
For several years I have been arguing that “fabric first” becomes a trap when a sensible building-efficiency principle is turned into a universal sequencing rule. Insulation, draught-proofing, ventilation and building repair can all be…
Siemens and OMV deploy high-power electric truck charging in Austria
OMV provides public EV charging in several European markets, including Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. The company recently deployed a SICHARGE FLEX charging system from Siemens eMobility at its charging station in Kufstein, Austria.
Microchip’s LAN8679 and LAN8680 transceivers extend 10BASE-T1S to zonal edge nodes
Microchip Technology has expanded its 10BASE-T1S single-pair Ethernet portfolio with two physical medium dependent (PMD) transceivers, the LAN8679 and LAN8680, and the LAN8660X/1X/2X family of endpoints with integrated transceivers. The devices are designed for…
Autonomous Orange: YMX adds self-driving tech to its electric yard trucks
The logistics experts at 3PL provider YMX know a thing or three about running an efficient fleet, but even they are feeling the nationwide shortage of qualified yard operators. To help keep the goods…
Tough times for Audi, VW, and Porsche could make October a great time to buy
Volkswagen Group is going through some tough times these days. Labor disputes, increased competition in China, and a few market misses on big swings are all playing a part, but that doesn’t mean the…