Blogs- Page 231 of 593
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Comparing Carpentry Tools to Surgical Tools
What do surgeons and builders have in common? Power saws, power drills, chisels, scrapers, hammers, and clamps
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Paving the Way for an Efficient Light Bulb in Every Socket
The 13-year transition to more efficient bulbs will save U.S. consumers more than $10 billion a year
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Solar Jobs Are Booming
One of every 50 jobs created in the U.S. last year was in the solar industry, while installed solar capacity nearly doubled in one year
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Buried Ducts Allowed in 2018 Energy Code
The keys are duct leakage, R-values, and the vapor barrier
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The State of Our Union
We are dense-packed, double-walled, foam-wrapped, solarized, subsidized, over-engineered, data-driven — and somewhat divided
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When There Are Too Many Insulation Options
A homeowner in Michigan sorts through the choices for a new house, weighing wall thickness as well as insulation type
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GBA Prime Sneak Peek: Fine Homebuilding Editors Interview Martin Holladay
This two-part podcast features Justin Fink, Rob Yagid, and Brian Pontolilo chatting with the Energy Nerd
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Airport House: Energy Efficiency and Garage Space for an Airplane
A recreational pilot fulfills a dream by building a house next to a small airport
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Next Generation Spray Foams Trickle into the Market
The blowing agent used in new closed-cell formulations will contribute far less to global warming than the chemistry it replaces
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Should Balanced Ventilation Be Required?
Aspen’s new energy code requires balanced mechanical ventilation with recovery