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Going Above Prescriptive Code Insulation Values
How much is too much? Consider this rough cost-benefit analysis of adding extra cellulose insulation to an attic floor.
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Calculating Electric Service Needs
Measuring a home's electric demand determines if the existing service can serve additional loads, such as an EV charger
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Why Basements Smell and How to Fix It
Moisture coming into basements through concrete foundation walls can lead to unhealthy conditions. Here are solutions for keeping new and existing basements dry.
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The Past and Future of Self-Building
More people are turning to the option of building their own home. Potential owner-builders in the U.S. face some unique but surmountable challenges.
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Material Transparency and Supply Chain Mapping
Governments and large corporations are acting to weed out forced labor from supply chains, but is the problem too big to solve?
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Concrete-Free Slab House Revisited
A look at how this custom home with an atypical foundation is performing five years after its completion
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Low-Carbon Pozzolanic Cement
Eco Material Technologies produces a substitute for Portland cement that is being used to rebuild swaths of America’s dated infrastructure
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Starting on the Path to Better Water Quality
To ensure clean, safe water from your faucets, it must be tested and monitored regularly—just like many other components that go into a healthy home
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Financing Solar Power, Part 1
Navigating the cost-benefits of renewable solar energy is challenging in a seemingly chaotic market but breaking down the funding avenues is a good first step
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Ventilating a Concrete Dome Home
Is there a viable solution that will provide adequate fresh air?
