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Are There Any Reasons to Make Homes ‘A Little Bit Leaky’?
Some builders still worry that air sealing efforts will lead to rot
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Urban Rustic: Tile Floors
Porcelain tile is durable, and it was available in a pleasing mix of colors and textures
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Missing the Point
After half a century, you might think this stuff would be second nature. You'd be wrong.
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America’s Love Affair with the Single-Family House Is Cooling
Multifamily dwellings are making inroads where single-family homes have been the rule, but the transition will be slow and difficult
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Saving Sustainably: Installing a Heat-Pump Water Heater
This hybrid model is vented to the outside to minimize heat loss in the winter
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The BS* + Beer Show: Making High-Performance Affordable
Hosts Michael Maines, Emily Mottram, and Travis Brungardt are joined by a panel of great minds from around the building industry to discuss the question: how do we break through the (real and perceived) costs of building (and remodeling) better homes?
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The Road Ahead for Insulating Glass
Glazing is still the weak link in the thermal envelope, but new techniques promise better performance in the future
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Using HVAC Filters in Coronavirus Masks
As people turn to homemade masks for protection, innovators are cutting up HVAC filters to include in them for extra protection
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Construction in the Pandemic Age
A green building consultant explains his company's approach to safely continuing to work through this crisis
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Why Are People Still Using Open-Combustion Water Heaters?
With backdrafting concerns and better options for tight houses, the author makes an argument for phasing out atmospherically vented appliances