Blogs
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Beyond Water Heaters
Water heating is a system, not just an appliance
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ICCF Foundation with Open-Web Floor Trusses
The Perfect Block foundation system answers the call for a deep basement, low thresholds, and minimal concrete
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Maine and Oregon Address the Problem of Packaging Waste
If manufacturers foot the bill for disposal costs will they design better packaging?
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Converted Shipping Containers Provide Safety During the Pandemic
Graduate students from the University of Kansas design and build housing units for community shelter guests in need of quarantining
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The BS* + Beer Show: Building Diagnostics in New Construction
A look at situations that warrant the use of diagnostic tools and a rundown of available options
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Updated Climate Zone Map Reflects Warming Trend
National map adopted this year in residential code reclassifies hundreds of counties
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Home Data Logging
An introduction to technology for tracking how a house performs at any given time
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What Corporate Net-Zero Pledges Really Mean
There is plenty of wiggle room in promises to eliminate carbon emissions with offsets and carbon credits
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Air-Sealing a Tongue-and-Groove Ceiling
The homeowner will have to work from above in a cramped attic
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The BS* + Beer Show: Construction Instruction
An explanation of educational opportunities centered around building science principles and practices
