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Four Ways to Find the Size of Your Air Conditioner
If you want to determine the cooling capacity of an older installed air conditioner, here are your options
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Vermont Utility Seeks a New Solar Fee
The Washington Electric Co-op says the new fees for photovoltaic systems would cover fixed costs that otherwise are passed to other customers
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Foundations — Part 1
How your house meets the ground, and the many ways to improve your foundation details
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Polyethylene Under Concrete Slabs
Does the poly vapor barrier belong above the rigid foam or below the rigid foam?
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Multifamily Passivhaus Project Starts in Oregon
The 57-unit building would become the largest Passivhaus project in the United States, but many challenges lie ahead
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Air Leaks From Your Home To Your Attic Need To Be Sealed
If your house has an attic, there needs to be an air barrier that keeps the attic space separate from the rest of the building
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A Blower Door Is the Hydraulic Jack of Building Science
Blaise Pascal discovered the physics that connects the blower door and the hydraulic jack
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A New Life For an Old Landfill
Scituate, Massachusetts, turned a capped landfill into a solar facility that generates all the electricity needed for municipal purposes
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A House For Slow Living
Is it possible to marry the romantic associations of an old-fashioned farmhouse with a high-performance building envelope?
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Government Orders More Efficient Furnace Fans
The Department of Energy says that its new energy efficiency standards will save U.S. consumers $9 billion