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Hemp’s Promising Future in Construction
Hempcrete, made from the woody core of hemp, is showing promise as an environmentally friendly building material
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5 High-Performance Details
Architect Elizabeth DiSalvo shares a few of her preferred cold-climate construction details for foundations, walls, and roofs
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The BS* + Beer Show: Finding (or Making) Skilled Tradespeople
A roundtable discussion on ways to make the building industry an attractive career path
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FAQ: Why Do Some Builders Avoid Foam Insulation?
Its chemical ingredients and embodied carbon are enough to push some builders to make another choice
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Understanding Air Change Rates
There's a lot more to it than just the amount of air flowing into and out of a room
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Cold-Climate Attic Air-Sealing
A Minnesota builder's method for ensuring a continuous air/vapor control layer
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Rising Sea Levels Deepen Miami’s Social Divide
Miami keeps building, but communities of color will likely bear the heaviest burdens of climate change
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Building With Brick in a Humid Climate
A reader asks whether it makes any sense to build his forever house with thick, uninsulated brick walls
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The BS* + Beer Show: Permanent Wood Foundations (PWFs)
Though not a new assembly method, PWFs are a possible solution to a modern-day problem—the heavy use of concrete
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Egress Windows and Air Conditioners
If a bedroom has just one window, is it legal to install a window-mounted air conditioner?