Best Practices
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Materials Matter
The products you choose, how you work with them, and how you put them together are all important to achieving “green” outcomes
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Simple Forms Are Key to High-Performance Homes
Peter and Ann expand on their shared belief that keeping things simple is always the best approach
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Why the Floor Plan Matters
With savvy programming, double-duty details can be used to minimize excess square footage and our design choices can be weighed against environmental impacts
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Setting Priorities at the Start of a Project
Pete and Ann explain their most worthy goals for green building projects
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Straightforward Air Sealing Strategies
Follow these simple steps to get ready for code-required blower door testing and you'll probably do better than the code requires
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Best Practices for Dry, Healthy Basements
To avoid water problems and comfort issues down the road, build your basement right the first time
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Keeping Ducts Where They Belong
With slab-on-grade construction growing in popularity, it's increasingly difficult to determine how to run ducts for heating and cooling
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Air Sealed and On Piers
A builder uses rented lifts to raise the floor system to a comfortable working height before lowering and fastening it to the foundation
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Pretty Good House 2.0
Designers and builders should pay attention to embodied carbon
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A Good Time for Energy Audits and Weatherization
The best time to think about an energy audit is when few other people are thinking of one