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Minnesota Homestead: Why We Built an Energy-Efficient Home
Given a chance to rethink their lives, a couple returns to the Midwest and opts out of the race for upward mobility
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Understanding Rainscreens
These construction details can improve the durability of exterior walls by allowing rain and moist air to escape from behind your home's siding
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Prickly Mountain and the Design-Build Movement
In the 1960s and 1970s, a small group of Vermont architects blazed a new path
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New Group Promotes “Climate-Smart” Wood
Well-managed forests store more carbon and produce more wood, the group asserts
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The Best Velocity for Moving Air Through Ducts, Part 2
There's more to duct sizing than low resistance to air flow
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Energy Code Development Begins: Focus on Residential
Overall, there are relatively few residential code proposals that will make meaningful efficiency improvements
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Sanity Check on an Unvented Roof Assembly
An insulation contractor has suggested a way to save money, but the homeowner worries about the added risks of moisture accumulation
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Kickout Flashing: Often Overlooked and Under Appreciated
Installed right, this first piece of step flashing also includes layers of WRB, self-adhering membrane, and flashing tape, in a smart sequence
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A Discussion of the Living Building Challenge Certification Program
Phil and Chris talk about a certification program that aims to transform the marketplace, with all its joys and challenges
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What is a Vapor Perm?
And who decided that 1 grain of water moving through 1 square foot of a material in 1 hour at a vapor pressure difference of 1 inch of mercury was the right measure?