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Bedrooms Without Windows
If you rent an apartment from AirBnB, your bedroom may be windowless
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How to Protect Structural Insulated Panels for the Long Term
Air-sealing both the exterior and the interior panel connections promotes the product's longevity
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Using the BEAM Estimator
Comparing two house plans reveals how the new carbon calculator can help reduce a project’s emissions
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Benefits of Simple Building Forms
Basic shapes and small volumes minimize a project’s materials, construction complexities, and carbon output
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Eco-Conscious Housing Solutions
A sustainbility-focused approach to neighborhood development challenges the status quo. But how much?
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Pretty Good House Online Training Series
An e-learning opportunity for anyone interested in building better houses
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Who’s Using Advanced Framing?
Value engineered framing uses fewer resources, saves money, and creates more space for insulation. Here’s how some regular GBA contributors use these techniques.
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Choosing a Healthier Paint
For the chemically sensitive, and healthy house enthusiasts, focus on VOCs, fumes, and odors of wet paint
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Make It a Mechanical Room, Not Just a Closet
HVAC equipment is expensive and critical for the health of occupants and buildings, so design the right-sized conditioned space to house it
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Adaptation Communities
Proponents of New Urbanism articulate reasons to build homes and neighborhoods for resilience in the age of climate change