Basement

Page Building Plans for Energy Efficient Basement Remodeling

Green Basics Environments for Living

Fine Home Building The Greenest House in America

Green Basics Basements

Strategies Insulate basement walls to at least R-16

Strategies Use precast structural concrete components

Strategies Build foundation walls with insulated concrete forms

Strategies Use biodegradable form-release agents

Strategies Use concrete block made with recycled material

Strategies Use fly ash in concrete

Strategies Reuse lumber from concrete forms

Strategies Install vapor barriers over all exposed earth in crawl spaces and basements

Strategies Keep soil gases out of the house

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