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Building an Airtight Envelope
In Connecticut, Michael Trolle continues construction of his Passivhaus home with a roof, insulation, and high-performance windows from Europe
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Meet Canada’s Newest LEED Platinum Home
This demonstration house in Quebec is designed to use $2.30 in energy per day — including the commute to work
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Are We Recycling Too Much of Our Trash?
Recycling up to 10% appears to reduce social costs, but any recycling over 10% costs the environment and the economy more than it helps
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Passive House Days Are Coming Up
For two days in November, building owners throw open their doors to demonstrate the advantages of this approach to energy-efficient design
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A Backyard Test of Liquid-Applied Flashings
Water sprayed from a garden hose won’t cause leaks — but standing water will
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This Vermont Park Is Going Off-Grid
The state's largest electric utility selects the park for a solar and battery power system to ease maintenance and repair costs
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High Performance Walls, Part 4
Hammer & Hand works to simplify its approach and incorporate standard construction techniques
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Why New U.S. Ozone Standards Aren’t Enough
A new standard lowers targets for ground-level ozone, but U.S. ozone regulations remain more lax than those in Europe and Canada
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Demand for Cooling Is Spiraling Upward
By the middle of the century, cooling will require more energy than heating and potentially make global warming worse
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Solving a Crawl Space Water Mystery
Sometimes it takes some sleuthing in the rain to find how water gets into the crawl space