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Huber Settles Infringement Lawsuit Over Zip System Sheathing
Huber Engineered Woods says it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with a competitor, ending sales of an integrated weather-resistant sheathing panel similar to Huber's popular Zip System product. In…
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My House Won’t Cool Down
Not even the most powerful residential air conditioning unit on the market is enough to keep Ryan Welch's Alabama home cool and comfortable. With the HVAC equipment located in what…
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Spotlight on the Summit: Avoiding Stucco Failures and Making High Performance Easier to Build
The first ever Fine Homebuilding Summit is less than 3 months away, and we're getting more and more excited the closer we get. Why? Because planning the event means that…
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Another Take on Tstuds
Editor's note: This post originally appeared under the headline "Breaking the Thermal Bridge With Tstuds" in Kiley Jacques' Houses by Design blog over at Finehomebuilding.com. Considering all of the discussion…
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Flatrock Passive: Essentials for a Winter Greenhouse
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of blog posts by David Goodyear describing the construction of his new home in Flatrock, Newfoundland, the first in the province built…
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Energy Retrofit Advice From Ohio
Long-time readers of GBA are familiar with Nate Adams. He’s the home-performance contractor who has published several opinionated blogs on GBA, including “The ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ Fallacy” and “Hard Truths of…
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Bans on Plastic Bags Can Backfire
Governments are increasingly banning the use of plastic products, such as carryout bags, straws, utensils, and microbeads. The goal is to reduce the amount of plastic going into landfills and…
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Fiberglass Is Still Home Builders’ Number One Insulation Choice
The Home Innovation Research Labs (HIRL) does an annual survey of home builders that includes what types of homes they are building and how they are building them. The results…
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Tech Company Promises a Village of Printed Houses
A Texas construction technology company says it has developed a 3D printer that will be used later this year to build a cluster of houses in an impoverished Latin American…
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Choosing an Air Barrier and a Housewrap
In the midst of framing his new house, Joe Norm has switched gears and opted out of Zip System sheathing in favor of CDX plywood. The question he faces now…
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