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Saving Sustainably: Completing the Dry-In

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of blogs detailing the construction of a net-zero energy house in Point Roberts, Washington, by an owner-builder with relatively little building experience.…

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Integrating an ERV with an Air Handler

Everyone pretty much gets that continuous (or very frequent) ventilation is necessary in high-performance homes. And -- at least in theory -- most people get why balanced, heat-recovery ventilation is…

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Canadian Pays for Fire in Two Ways

Last October, an investment property that Woytek Stachowki owned in Edmonton, Alberta, was gutted by fire. That was bad enough, but a month later the other shoe dropped: He received…

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Insulating a Flat Roof

Tom Jordan is a painting contractor in northern New Jersey who's at his wit's end as he tries to figure out a remodeling job at his own home. It seems…

Musings of an Energy Nerd

Sliding Insulation Between Rafters From Above

It’s harder to weatherize an old Cape Cod house than it is to weatherize other types of houses. The second floor of a Cape Cod house has sloped ceilings, typically…

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Insulating a Pole Barn
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Insulating a Flat Roof
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Should a Roof Have a Rainscreen?
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Saving Sustainably: Completing the Dry-In
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Integrating an ERV with an Air Handler
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