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Healthy Child Healthy World, Part 3
Top ten products used in the Healthy Home 2010—which you can tour at Greenbuild 2010 next week
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Healthy Child Healthy World, Part 2
How Healthy Home 2010 is bridging the gap between green construction and healthy interiors
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Healthy Child Healthy World, Part 1
Healthy Home 2010, opening September 23 in Chicago, celebrates green building and healthy indoor air quality
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The History Of Insulation
In our last episode, Dr. John talked about [How Heat Moves Through Homes](node/16722) and why radiant barriers work better in outer space than on earth. In this episode, Dr. John…
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Vapor Profiles Help Predict Whether a Wall Can Dry
To avoid moisture problems in walls, think about the permeability of all the wall’s components — not just the “designated” vapor retarder
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Whether Wood Weathers
Solar degradation of lignin at wood’s surface is the single most important factor affecting the weathering of wood and subsequent paint adhesion
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How Heat Moves Through Homes — Building Science Podcast
Space-age radiant barriers work great in the vacuum of outer space, but here on Earth, heat moves by conduction, convection, and radiation, simultaneously, all the time.
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Efflorescence = Water Damage — Building Science Podcast
The white powder on the surface of brick, block, and mortar between rocks is water and salt attacking these porous materials. In new construction you can prevent it — in old houses, you can only control it.
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Air Barrier or Vapor Barrier? – Building Science Podcast
Air leaks are a big source of moisture problems that lead to bugs, mold, and rot in homes
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Become a Master Certified Green Professional
GBA is the engine behind the building science half of NAHB's new designation