Hot Humid
-
A Plumbing Feature Every Home Should Have
Install ball valves where they're easily accessible for emergency plumbing shutoffs where and when you need them
-
Running Bath Fans to Control Humidity
To know whether bath fans will help or hinder, compare the indoor and outdoor dew points
-
10 Ways to Reduce Your Indoor Humidity
Get the low-hanging fruit that can help to lower humidity levels before you turn on a dehumidifier
-
8 Tips for Cooling Down a Hot Second Floor
A first-aid kit of short-term solutions for bringing down the temperature of uncomfortably hot upper floors
-
How to Protect Your Home From Wildfires
Here's what fire prevention experts says is most important
-
Building Code Meets Building Science
Five ways residential building codes have begun to align with building science–directed best practices
-
Why Some People Are Susceptible to Climate Change Denial
All-or-nothing thinking makes it easy to refute scientifically sound conclusions
-
Setting a Minimum Gap for a Vented Rainscreen
Builders often use 1x material to set gap, but will the assembly still work with a much smaller space?
-
Four Ways to Duct a Dehumidifier
From best to pretty good, here are four approaches to ducting for dehumidification
-
Undersized Minisplit Heat Pump
How well does it handle cooling loads during a heat wave?
