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Looking Through Windows — Part 3
As our window woes continue, I think: shopping for windows shouldn't be this difficult
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Basement Insulation — Part 2
After moving everything away from the basement walls, I used plastic Hilti fasteners to hold the polyiso to the concrete
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Basement Insulation — Part 1
Getting ready to insulate the basement walls of our Massachusetts home
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Looking Through Windows — Part 2
The next window manufacturers we investigated were Thermotech Fiberglass and Unilux
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Looking Through Windows — Part 1
Selecting the right windows means juggling performance specifications, warranties, availability, and price
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Plans and Pricing for Our House in Maine
Chris Briley has drawn up our plans, and we’re trying to get a better handle on costs
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Selecting a General Contractor
We have an architect and we have preliminary plans — now we need a contractor
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Goodbye Radiant Floor
An in-floor hydronic heat distribution system may be overkill for a tight, well insulated house
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Kicking the Tires on a Passivhaus Project
The first in a series of articles on planning and building a single-family Passivhaus in Maine
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Calculating the Embodied Energy Payback for Passivhaus Buildings
The payback period for the embodied energy of the incremental construction materials needed to meet the Passivhaus standard is surprisingly short