Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common type of retrofitting in California is shoring up a raised foundation. Also consider chimneys and gas. (Daniel Sulzberg / ...

NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 21: The roof tops of houses in residential streets can be seen on April 21, 2008 in Newport, Wales. A poll by researchers Fitch has revealed 10 "sub-prime" blackspots ...

The dubious wisdom of relying on heroic assumptions about people renovating their homes and buying new cars to cut emissions has been cruelly exposed. The latest domino to fall is the ludicrous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. As the demand for built environment grows, the inevitable ...

Is retrofitting your home worth the money? Many people may be more concerned about the cost of it all and the payback it delivers than the environmental benefits. If you can afford to do it, investing ...

The UK Government has announced new consumer protection plans to curb poor quality work from retrofitting companies while ...

As mentioned earlier, most new systems will be manufactured with R-410A. However, the question of what is the best retrofit refrigerant blend for existing R-22 systems is often asked by technicians ...

Patna: Even as Bihar’s rich educational legacy is rooted in several colonial-era institutions, no steps have yet been taken by either the state govt or the universities concerned to retrofit their old ...