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Details for a “High-Performance Garage”
An insulated slab, Larsen truss wall system, careful air-sealing, and dense-packed insulation in deep cavities mitigate heat losses at a garage door
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Tackling Embodied Carbon in Retrofits
A firm specializing in remodeling rethinks its approach to attic and roof insulation to lower embodied carbon
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Understanding Thermal Numbers
Another explanation of R-, U-, K-, and C-values
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Does Your Electrification Project Require a Service Upgrade?
Step-by-step calculations for determining the capacity of your current service
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FAQ: Flashing an Existing Window
The same techniques that protect new windows from water leaks can be adapted to windows already in place
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Cool Walls Are Coming
Similar to cool roof ratings, research suggests that measures of solar reflectance and thermal emittance should be considered for wall claddings and finishes too
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The First Living Building Challenge Building in Maine
The Ecology School in Saco tackles a daunting building certification program
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Insulating a Slab with Rigid Mineral Wool
Positive feedback from a builder after using Rockwool Comfortboard 80 beneath a slab for the first time
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Time to Give Straw Another Look
Innovative new ways to build low-carbon homes with a time-tested and well-known renewable resource
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Where Does the Heat Pump Water Heater Go?
In low-load homes without basements, a second floor laundry closet turns out to be a pretty ideal location
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Webinar: Walls That WorkâAn Intro to the Four Control Layers
A discussion of wall assemblies and the specific details that are needed for durable, comfortable, and energy-efficient homes