Blogs
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Getting Roof Design Right
A trouble-free roof depends on climate-informed design strategies that ensure a roof's durability and longevity while it protects the structure below
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What Could Happen to the Inflation Reduction Act in the Next Trump Administration?
Many incentives are likely to remain, but when combined with new economic policies, the results could be mixed
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Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: Problems and Solutions
Landscape equipment with two-stroke engines creates noise and air pollution. Learn about electric alternatives.
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Running Bath Fans to Control Humidity
To know whether bath fans will help or hinder, compare the indoor and outdoor dew points
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Do CALGreen’s Embodied Carbon Measures Make Compliance Too Easy?
Authors and stakeholders of the amended building code weigh in
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Adding More Insulation to a Cathedral Ceiling
What’s the best way to increase the R-value of a vaulted ceiling?
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Finding Air Leaks with Ultrasonic Equipment
Testing a building enclosure's air leakage rate by measuring sound wave frequency
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Everyday Causes of Bad Indoor Air Quality
The ticket to good indoor air quality, in large part, is paying attention to our behaviors as home occupants
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Building to the Fortified Home Standard
A trip to the Gulf Coast underscores the harrowing complexities of hurricane damage and demonstrates best practices for protecting homes from severe weather events
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Mass Timber Prototype Demonstrates Value of Demolition Materials
A UK-based research collective promotes the growing market for waste wood
