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The Value of Choosing High-Performance Building Materials
Selecting products for healthy, energy-efficient, durable, and climate-smart homes
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Materials Matter
The products you choose, how you work with them, and how you put them together are all important to achieving “green” outcomes
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Rethinking Durability
Lessons learned from a visit to a Roman aqueduct
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Detailing Exterior Walls in Minnesota
A GBA reader seeks an energy-efficient wall design that will be free of mold and last a long time
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Low-Road Buildings Are Homeowner-Friendly
In ‘How Buildings Learn,’ Steward Brand reminds us that cheap, temporary, improvised buildings are easy to reconfigure
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Will Vinyl Windows Last?
They don’t have the track record of wood windows, but chosen and installed with care, modern vinyl products can compete
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Green Building Priority #6 – Ensure Durability and Reuse Existing Buildings
Number 6 in my list of the top 10 green building priorities is to ensure that the home is durably built or renovated, and to reuse existing buildings when possible rather than building new
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Whether Wood Weathers
Solar degradation of lignin at wood’s surface is the single most important factor affecting the weathering of wood and subsequent paint adhesion
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Green Homes Don’t Have To Be Durable
Living lightly on the planet doesn’t require a durable shelter
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Do I Have to be A Building Scientist To Build Green?
Knowing something about building science helps, yes. Builders who are just starting to dive into green building will need a grasp of basic techniques: how to make sure the building…