Building Matters
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5 Takeaways from New IAQ Course
Fine Homebuilding’s latest e-learning class outlines a clear map to an optimal interior home environment
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Building Code Meets Building Science
Five ways residential building codes have begun to align with building science–directed best practices
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Windows Before WRB?
Yes, if the flashing details are done right, you can safely install windows before the housewrap
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A New Technical Guide to Building ADUs
Beyond Efficiency has released the first in a series of regional guides with design and construction details for accessory dwelling units
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Gamers Tasked with Solving Pseudo Climate Crisis
Catan: New Energies puts renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions within the field of play
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Call for Building Pros to Try New Energy Modeling Software
Ekotrope seeks residential construction professionals to test its HERS-specific energy modeling rating system in a free trial
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HomebuildersCAN: A Prologue
A budding carbon-action network aims to rally the residential construction sector to decarbonize new homes
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Another Effort to Recycle Vinyl
A new inititiave attempts to manage the waste stream this ubiquitous building material produces
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Building Affordable Houses—20 Years Later
A renewed conversation about the intersection of cost-effectiveness and green building practices
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Variations on the Larsen Truss
Builders continue to innovate around this decades-old method of framing a wall that puts insulation to the exterior