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From This Old House, Clearstory is a window that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes. Host Kevin O'Connor digs into the systems, structures and materials in our homes from...

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. sold 70,000 homes through their catalogs. These were called Kit Homes, and they ranged from s...

Our lives are shaped by materials. And there’s no better place to see that reflected than in our homes. Glass windows revolutionized the com...

Sea levels are rising at an alarming rate worldwide. And yet, we keep moving to waterfront communities regardless of the threats. What does...

Skyscrapers tell the stories of cities around the world. These massive columns of steel and glass continue to be feats of advanced building...

As building technologies have improved and new building materials have found their way into construction sites, our homes have certainly bec...

There was a time when the American Chestnut was a plentiful resource for the wood that built our homes. In the early 1900s it was found in h...

Could humans travel to Mars within the decade? Some tech giants are planning on it. And the plan isn’t just to get there -- it’s to live the...

When we think of pests, we may think of the obvious: ants, mice, spiders, cockroaches. But what about the life we can’t see? And what about...

How did a massive, devastating fire lead to the rebirth of one of our oldest building materials: concrete? Host Kevin O'Connor speaks with a...

The pandemic has changed our lives and our world... but will it change our homes? Host Kevin O'Connor speaks with author and professor of ar...

From This Old House, Clearstory returns with a brand-new season—with more incredible insight from industry leaders, historians, and builders...

We are ending 2020 with some good news: Clearstory will be back for its second season in spring 2021! In the meantime, we’re bringing you an...

Clearstory will be back for season 2, but in the meantime, we’re excited to announce the debut of the Ask This Old House Podcast. Just like...

After major natural disasters, like Superstorm Sandy and the Paradise, California fires, why do some homeowners choose to rebuild, often in...

We’ve all seen a dumpster full of debris on a job site, but do you know anything about where that construction waste ends up? We generate ab...

Clearstory will be back with a brand new episode next week. In the meantime, we’re excited to share a favorite podcast of ours: Proof from A...

In the future, you might have wireless electricity powering virtually everything in your home fed by transparent solar cells planted in your...

Not everyone wants to talk about it, but the toilet is responsible for saving countless lives throughout human history. Hodding Carter, auth...

Put simply, building science is used to optimize the performance of a building...but what does that actually mean for your home? Noted exper...

The design, the materials, the maintenance. Let’s face it, most of us don’t really know what’s up there protecting us. It’s battered by the...

Thanksgiving is chaotic: the planning, the travel, dealing with family. But think we’ve got it tough? How about the folks that have to balan...

Believe it or not, there’s treasure lying at the bottom of some rivers. Known as deadhead logs, this old-growth wood hasn’t seen the light o...

We go to great lengths to make our walls airtight and well-insulated, and then we turn around and put big holes in them. Windows. They look...

It may look hard to frame a house, but it used to be a lot harder. Kevin O’Connor explores the incredible evolution of timber to stick frami...

We use it day in and day out in our homes, but how much do we really know about water? Are we really running out? Kevin O’Connor speaks with...

Clearstory is a new podcast from This Old House that sheds light on the surprising stories behind our homes. Host Kevin O'Connor digs into t...