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Cool Walls Are Coming
Similar to cool roof ratings, research suggests that measures of solar reflectance and thermal emittance should be considered for wall claddings and finishes too
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Passive House Network Names Its First Director
Co-founder of 475 High Performance Building Supply to lead North American Passive House Network
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Clean Energy Goal for the U.S. Crosses Party Boundaries
Both conservatives and liberals see a future run mostly on renewable energy
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Where Do I Put All My Extra Stuff?
In a "Pretty Good House," neither basement nor attic looks like an attractive option
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The BS* + Beer Show: Open Building Systems with Tedd Benson
The pioneer of modern timber framing shows how we can build homes to last 500 years by disentangling the structure from partitions, mechanicals, and other "stuff"
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Testing a Forty-Year-Old Photovoltaic Module
A decade after my last test, I take my oldest solar panel off the roof again to see how it's performing
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What Sweating, Beer, and Air Conditioning Have in Common
To understand how air conditioning works, you'll need to know why the sweat on your brow cools you down, while the sweat on your beer bottle warms it up
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Deep-Energy Retrofit of an Old Timber Frame
Hudson Valley Preservation strips a late 1700s house down to its original timber frame, and salvages components from two major renovations in order to tighten up the building envelope for net-zero performance
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The BS* + Beer Show: Windows Part II – Installation Details
A couple weeks ago we discussed windows and concluded that even the best windows are only as good as their installation. That's where we picked up in this episode.
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Covid-19 Is Laying Waste to Many U.S. Recycling Programs
The pandemic has disrupted an already unsettled industry and prompted some communities to suspend programs altogether