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Vapor Retarders for Basements and Crawlspaces
Do you need a vapor retarder on your basement wall? How about your basement floor?
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Hooking Up to the Grid
After 46 years of off-grid living, we decided to bring powerlines to our house
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Sustainable Siding
Choosing siding for a green home
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Making Water from Air
Atmospheric water generators can manufacture clean drinking water from thin air
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Windows in Hot Climates Need Shading
If homeowners keep the blinds down all day long, that's evidence that the window shouldn't be there
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Weatherization Efforts in Europe
The French government is pressuring landlords to weatherize, while British protesters raise awareness by blocking roads
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Christmas Poems for 2021
The thirteenth installment of a holiday tradition
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Building Codes Update Vapor Retarder Requirements
The code is more complicated than ever
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Better Ventilation May Reduce Viral Transmission
Can ventilation improvements reduce transmission of colds and flu in addition to Covid?
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Dealing With Basement Water from the Inside
Drain and remove liquid water, limit evaporation, and reduce opportunities for condensation