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Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have designed a new material for insulating windows that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings worldwide—and it works a bit like a high-tech ...

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QUESTION: I have a slump block home in Tucson that was built in the 1970s and has very little insulation in the walls. It gets really hot in the afternoon. By 3 p.m. in the summer, I have to go ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Foam Holdings, a Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. (“Wynnchurch”) portfolio company, announced the acquisitions of Amvic, Inc. (“Amvic”) and ...