Building Code- Page 3 of 5
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Thermal Barriers and Ignition Barriers for Spray Foam
The code is complicated, poorly written, subject to interpretation, and often unenforced
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What’s the Definition of an ‘R-20 Wall’?
It’s surprisingly tricky to determine what the code means by an ‘R-20’ wall
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Do Homeowners Need to Understand Home Performance?
Houses are complicated, and ignorant homeowners are vulnerable prey for ill-informed contractors
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Dallas Green Building Law Takes Effect
All new construction projects must meet green requirements, but builders have plenty of choices on which standard to choose
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Low-Road Buildings Are Homeowner-Friendly
In ‘How Buildings Learn,’ Steward Brand reminds us that cheap, temporary, improvised buildings are easy to reconfigure
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Choosing a Cost-Effective Wall System
Those pesky questions about air barriers and vapor barriers just won’t go away
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ICC Releases 2012 International Green Construction Code
The new green building code is designed to increase the energy efficiency of buildings and provide direction for green design and construction
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What’s the Difference Between the Energy Code and the DEA?
When we break the rules, we all suffer
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High-Performance and Net-Zero Homes — Part 3
What does Code have to do with high performance?
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The First National Green Code — or Communism?
Do we need a national green construction code — or would such a code be a threat to our freedom?