Gut Rehab
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Energy Upgrades to a Historic House
Tom Bassett-Dilley Architects renovate a house located in a Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District to meet Phius standards
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Defunct Barn Turns Tasteful Home
An engineered solution uses a catwalk for roof support and to create open interiors for artful furnishings
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Getting Rid of Roof Penetrations
When making upgrades to your roof, seal up as many penetrations as possible to reduce the risk of water leaks
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Another Effort to Recycle Vinyl
A new inititiave attempts to manage the waste stream this ubiquitous building material produces
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California’s Green Building Standards Code Is Amended to Include Embodied Carbon
The country’s most populous state commits to reducing embodied emissions for public and private buildings larger than 100,000 square feet
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Renovate or Rebuild?
Determining the course of action for upgrading a home's building envelope
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Passive House Remodel in a Historic Neighborhood
A century-old bungalow maintains its original character while achieving Passive House certification
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Converted Shipping Containers Provide Safety During the Pandemic
Graduate students from the University of Kansas design and build housing units for community shelter guests in need of quarantining
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The BS* + Beer Show: Deep-Energy Retrofit of an Old Timber-Frame House
Mason Lord, founder of Hudson Valley Preservation, shares a close-up look at what it takes to save a historic home using building science-based methods and products
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Deep-Energy Retrofit of an Old Timber Frame
Hudson Valley Preservation strips a late 1700s house down to its original timber frame, and salvages components from two major renovations in order to tighten up the building envelope for net-zero performance
