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Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Solar panels and urban gardens are finally teaming up to transform rooftops into clean-energy food paradises. Researchers and city planners from New York City to São Paulo have discovered that when ...

The place you install your solar panels matters. Here are the most common places to put your panels, and areas to avoid. Installing solar panels can be a great leap toward electricity cost savings and ...