Building Matters
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Honoring Andy Engel
Join us in celebrating the life of carpenter, editor, and writer Andy Engel
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Building Your First House as an Owner-Builder
A look back at lessons learned and tips for building your own house
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The Role of I-Codes in Building Resilience
As code-minimum standards improve and expand in response to lessons learned from extreme weather events, they are to be trusted as among the tools for constructing resilient buildings and infrastructure
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Residential Post-and-Frame Construction, Part 1: Introduction
Meeting market demand for a hybrid building type
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Measuring Embodied Carbon
Tools for determining a project's up-front carbon emissions to help inform materials selection—and the challenges of employing them
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Climate Action: Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle
A review of Lloyd Alter's book—a deeply researched look at what it takes to live an ultra-low-carbon lifestyle
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Another Take on the Meaning of Green
Insights from two authors who have turned to centuries-old building techniques and biomimicry principles to inform resilient design
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A Wind-Resistant Eave-Edge Roof Assembly is Put to the Test
A fallen tree provides an opportunity to see how well an eave-edge roof assembly designed for wind-resistance has held its bond over time
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The Real Estate Value of High-Performance Homes
Real estate and appraisal industries promote trainings and tools to help agents sell green homes for their rightful value, so why isn't it working?
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Extruded Polystyrene Insulation with Low Global Warming Potential
After years of federal inaction, three manufacturers have brought low-GWP XPS to the market
