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Skylights vs. Solar Tubes

Quick! Find the Solar Tube (in the Photo above) From an energy and maintenance point of view, the perfect home is probably a cave: only one opening, deep underground or in the side of a mountain. But most people don’t want to live that way. So, modern homes have lots of (energy-leaking) doors and windows...
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New Byerly’s Opens in Edina

Food Retailing “Bells & Whistles” Upstage the Food If you want to see the latest housing trends — at least in the Twin Cities — you check out new residential construction in Edina above $3 million or so. That’s because homes at that price point are typically loaded with all the latest bells & whistles...
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“Skylight Lite”

In Praise of Solar Tubes While skylights (especially older ones) can be problematic, I can’t recall ever seeing a solar tube that leaked or otherwise presented a maintenance issue. On the contrary, solar tubes are a terrific, inexpensive way to introduce natural light into an otherwise dark(er), interior space. That includes hallways in ramblers (called...
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Let the Sun Shine In

Skylights vs. Solar Tubes From an energy and maintenance point of view, the perfect home is probably a cave: only one opening, deep underground or in the side of a mountain. But most people don’t want to live that way. So, modern homes have lots of (energy-leaking) doors and windows (now mitigated by triple-pane glass,...
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