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Ventilation for Your Tight House — Part 1
Now that your house is tight, getting your ventilation system correct is vital
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Do Ductless Minisplits Work With Every Floor Plan?
Or do these air-source heat pumps only make sense for open floor plans with few rooms that are closed off from the rest of the house?
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Workshops Set to Spur High-Performance Windows
Three sessions scheduled for next month are aimed at encouraging manufacturers to up their game in window design
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Hygrothermal Software Sometimes Yields False Results
Unless ASHRAE Standard 160 is fixed, WUFI software will continue to provide undependable predictions
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Cost of Installed Solar Continues to Fall
The downward price trend for small photovoltaic systems continues into 2015, but a new annual report finds wide variations in cost
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Cold and Old Standards — And Opportunities for Greater Building Efficiency
Nudging design and construction toward 21st century building standards could have dramatic results and contribute to the president's challenge to limit carbon emissions
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Finding the Small House Sweet Spot
Two Maine builders collaborate on a 60-unit subdivision where PV arrays are an available option, and where 610-square-foot houses start at $129,900
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A Green Guide for Native Americans
Government and tribal representatives release a guide to help revive sustainable building practices for tribal housing
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The Best Way to Keep Your Attic Cooler is to Change Your Roof Color
Reflective roofing, unlike powered attic ventilators, addresses the problem where it begins
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Net-Zero Cities Aren’t Possible, You Say?
Some are already underway