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What Does Net-Zero Energy Really Mean?
The International Living Future Institute offers a new definition for this badge of energy self-sufficiency
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Can Solar Power Solve the Coal Problem?
A New York Times article discusses the need to transition from a coal-based economy to a solar energy future
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Better National Distribution for Mineral Wool Batts
After Owens Corning purchased Thermafiber, Menards agrees to distribute Thermafiber UltraBatts
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Will the Energy Star Homes Program Survive Version 3?
Sam Rashkin predicted a 50% builder attrition rate — but the losses appear to be even worse
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Recent Changes to LEED for Homes — Part 1
An overview and critique of LEED for Homes, Version 4
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How to Seal Sheathing Boards
The owner of a house built before the age of plywood weighs his options for air-sealing and insulating exterior walls
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Seattle Passivhaus: Yours for $1.45 Million
Hammer & Hand teams up with Heliotrope Architects on a project they're calling the Green Lake Passive House
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Monitoring Moisture Levels in Double-Stud Walls
Is there any evidence that double-stud walls have damp sheathing?
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A Vilified Insulation Material From the 1970s Returns
Even though urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI), a.k.a. amino foam, has been out of the spotlight, it’s been going into a lot of buildings
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U.S. Government Gives LEED Rival a Boost
The federal agency in charge of buildings says that Green Globes and LEED are now on an equal footing
