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Mineral Wool Insulation Isn’t Like Fiberglass
Making the case for mineral wool insulation as the best product for residential applications
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What’s the Best Basement Flooring System?
A homeowner remodeling a house with a walkout basement looks for a foolproof flooring option, but he might be worrying about the wrong thing
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PHIUS Posts Window Data
The Certified Data for Windows program includes recommendations for different climates zones for those seeking Passive House certification
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Residential Commissioning
A new home won’t perform as designed until all of the equipment has been commissioned by someone who understands the ‘house as a system’ approach
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Indiana Cancels Energy-Efficiency Effort
Governor Pence says he wants the legislature to consider an alternative to ‘Energizing Indiana’ next year; in neighboring Ohio, a similar move is underway
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Collection and Use of Urine
Human urine collection and use provide a better way to recycle nutrients than the use of composting toilets
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Three U.S. Projects Are Passivhaus Award Finalists
Germany's Passivhaus Institut selects a townhouse project in Philadelphia and a brownstone in Brooklyn as the only U.S. residential finalists for the 2014 design awards
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A Classic 1970s Home Goes from Solar-Heated to Net Zero Energy
Richard Levine’s Raven Run house in Kentucky has evolved over the decades
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ASHRAE Will Help Develop National Green Standard
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers joins the team that will write the 2015 edition of the National Green Building Standard
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A Passivhaus Doesn’t Have to Look Weird
Everyone involved with this residential project in Maryland is doing their best to achieve the rigorous Passivhaus airtightness standard