Building Matters
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Five Ways to Improve Your Lighting
Choose the best bulbs and the right fixtures and design your lighting well to make the most of the more efficient, but less likable lighting of the times
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Fastener Choices for Installing Wood Furring Over Continuous Exterior Insulation
The right fasteners can help keep the wall flat with siding installations over a ventilated rainscreen
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Salvaging Traditional Homes
Thanks to an international effort to preserve traditional Japanese homes called kominka, an old timber frame is rebuilt in Oregon
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The Importance of Regenerative Building Materials
A new report from the Living Future Institute highlights systems thinking and radical collaboration from the building community
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SWOT Analysis for Building Renovations
An argument for applying the strategic planning and management tool to residential remodeling projects
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Meeting Energy Code Requirements Using the Performance Path
By considering things like energy-efficient mechanicals, window orientation, and renewable energy sources, homes can be evaluated to meet the energy codes
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The Path Forward for Offsite Construction
Considering the failure of past prefab manufacturers’ ventures, it stands to reason that slow and steady growth is the name of the game
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Workforce Development in Residential Construction
Share your thoughts on how best to build a skilled workforce capable of advancing sustainable building practices
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Prefab Bathrooms and Kitchens
Modular construction applied to the two hardest-working rooms in a house
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Adaptive Reuse and the Housing Shortage
Code officials and designers weigh in on the risks and benefits of office-to-housing conversions