Blogs- Page 213 of 591
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Could a Grenfell Tower Fire Happen Here?
A professor of fire protection engineering takes a look at the London tragedy
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Can Carpeting Be Green?
An investigation into the reasons that green building experts shun carpeting
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Developers Replace Golf Courses with Hiking Trails
Owning a house on a golf course is not as alluring as it used to be as interest in the links wanes
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Fire Tests for Cross-Laminated Timber
A government research facility tries to burn test apartments and finds the timber assemblies resist the spread of flames
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Debating Our All-Renewable Energy Future
Energy wonks have a meltdown over the U.S. going 100% renewable. Why?
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Using Total Effective Length in Duct Design
For air flow purposes, a duct system is often much longer than it appears
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Footings and Frost Walls at Flatrock Passive
Setting footings and frost walls on a compacted rock base in preparation for the slab
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Choosing the Cheapest Path to Net Zero
An owner-builder hashes over the key details: ventilation, windows, heating and cooling
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Crawl Spaces vs. Skirts
If you have a house on piers, should you enclose the space under the house or leave it open?
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Pete’s Puzzle: Mold on Painted Clapboards is Food for Thought
There is mold on the factory-primed, latex top-coated wood clapboards on the south but not the north side of our house