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Understanding Manual J Occupant Loads
How many people? Where and when do they get counted? How much do they contribute?
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Urban Rustic: Evaluating the Success of Passive-Solar-Design Strategies
Tracking the sun around all four sides of our house, inside and out, has proven the value of passive solar design in a cold climate
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How Covid-19 Is Changing Solar Permitting for the Better
The new SolarAPP could reduce solar costs by about $1 per watt and reduce installation delays
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Is This Bathroom Vent Screwed Up?
A lapse in communication has left a homeowner wondering how to move forward
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The BS* + Beer Show: Deep-Energy Retrofit of an Old Timber-Frame House
Mason Lord, founder of Hudson Valley Preservation, shares a close-up look at what it takes to save a historic home using building science-based methods and products
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Ventilation Requirements in the Covid Era
Should we be increasing our ventilation rates?
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Blower Door Testing at the New ASHRAE Headquarters
A behind-the-scenes look at measuring air leakage in a 66,700-sq.-ft. building
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What Does Green Living Even Mean?
A brief recap of how 1970s environmentalism set my course . . . and the questions I'm left asking
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The Future of Hot Water Is Heat Pumps
Despite a slow start in the market, heat-pump water heaters are poised for market growth
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The BS* + Beer Show: Siding Options With Sustainability in Mind
Architects Phil Kaplan and Chris Briley point us in the direction of siding materials suitable for green-building projects