Best Practices
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Energy Upgrades to a Historic House
Tom Bassett-Dilley Architects renovate a house located in a Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District to meet Phius standards
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Prioritizing Home Performance Upgrades, Part 2
How to tackle energy efficiency improvements to get the best results—a case study
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Designing Fire-Ready, Resilient Houses
A Texas-based architect describes building ignition-resistant houses in accordance with the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
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Prioritizing Home Performance Upgrades, Part 1
Guidance on where to start and how to progress when performing energy upgrades on an existing house
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Residential Water Treatment Systems
Learn about filtration system types and formulations, disinfection, and how to know whether your water needs treatment
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Getting Continuous Exterior Insulation Right
From choosing products to their compatibility with other control layers to assemblies that work, take a deep dive into CEI
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Pretty Good House Benchmarks and Assemblies
Meet high-performance energy efficiency goals by following the PGH approach to designing and building
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Energy Consumption Comparisons
An energy analysis breaks down usage and its sources—data that can help identify places to make energy upgrades
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Building Mistakes to Avoid, Part 2
Builders share lessons learned from building science–related failures to help others safeguard a home's performance
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How to Attach Cladding to Walls With Exterior Insulation
Strategies for fastening siding when continuous insulation is part of the wall assembly
