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Is NIST Serious About Net-Zero-Energy Homes?
Their report cites the need for a scoring system, but inexplicably fails to mention the HERS Index
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Taking a 20-Year-Old Florida House to Net Zero
Starting with an energy-efficient home and using available incentives made it easier
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A 3-Ton Air Conditioner Will Rarely Give You 3 Tons of Cooling
Even when a cooling system is perfectly designed and installed, three factors can reduce an air conditioner's capacity
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Why Do We Measure Air Conditioner Capacity in Tons?
Like modern air conditioning, the expression has a cold-climate origin
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Does a Composting Toilet Stink Up Your House?
After three years of living with one, I can tell you the answer
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Does Your Air Barrier Work in Both Directions?
An experiment comparing housewrap and taped sheathing under positive and negative pressure
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A PhD and an Architect Build a Net-Zero Home
The North Carolina residents explain how they did it and what they would do differently next time
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All About Climate Zones
Do you know the two parameters behind hygrothermal regions and climate zones?
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Does a Heat Pump Condenser Need to Go Outdoors?
Once you look at the necessary heat exchanges, the answer is clear
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ACCA vs. BPI: The Brouhaha Over Energy Audit Standards
Thirteen organizations ask ANSI to cancel BPI’s accreditation