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All About Vapor Diffusion
Even if a material has no holes, water can often move right through it
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A First in New England: Utility-Scale Battery Storage
The system in Maine will reduce loads on the grid during summer peaks avoid the cost of new transmission lines
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The Difficulty of Stopping Air Leakage Between the House and Garage
I-Joists and open-web floor trusses, especially with flex duct running across the garage wall, can be troublesome
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A Straw-Bale Home in Vermont
The builder of this home specified triple-glazed windows and paid close attention to airtightness
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The Sun Also Rises in the Southeast
After a slow start, the potential for clean power in Georgia and Florida is enormous
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Connecticut Starts an Energy Label Program
The Home Energy Score is designed to tell homeowners and home buyers how energy-efficient a house might be, and how to improve performance
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How to Insulate a Foundation
Choosing the right material and the right technique for a house with a walkout basement
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How to Provide Makeup Air for Range Hoods
If your kitchen has a powerful exhaust fan, it may be making your indoor air worse
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California Project Tinkers With a Net-Zero Future
In advance of the state’s 2020 requirement for net-zero energy building, a collaboration of public and private interests studies 20 test houses
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Cost of Passivhaus Compliance Is Sometimes Hard to Justify
Austrian researchers find that homes built to a lesser standard achieve energy savings that equal those of Passivhaus buildings