Blogs- Page 239 of 593
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Wolfe Island Passive: Building With Cross-Laminated Timber
With preliminaries out of the way, the pre-cut wall, floor and roof panels are set in place
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Biofuels Turn Out To Be a Climate Mistake
A detailed study shows that biofuels are not carbon-neutral, and in fact result in increased atmospheric carbon dioxide
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Making the Case for Prefab Zero-Energy Homes
Factory-built homes can exceed the quality of site-built structures, at a lower cost and on a faster timetable
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Cold Floors and Warm Ceilings
How to fix temperature stratification problems
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Break It or Lose It
Thermal bridging in rainscreen systems
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Solar Ownership Is Gaining Ground
More than half of all residential solar capacity installed in the U.S. in 2017 will be purchased, not leased
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Revisiting the Debate Over Global Warming and Insulation
Here’s what I presented at the North American Passive House Conference
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Operating at Net-Zero Energy
Net-zero strategies for new houses are well established, but retrofitting an existing house is another story
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A New App Creates 3-D Scans
With an iPad, the manufacturer says, a user can produce accurate scans of an eight-room house in about 30 minutes
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Designing a Combined Hot Water System
A reader looks for advice on designing a system that provides both domestic hot water and space heating