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The BS* + Beer Show: Building Codes: Where did they come from? Where should they go?
This episode of the BS* + Beer show includes an energetic overview of the history of building codes delivered by Glenn Mathewson, educator at BuildingCodeCollege.com, who happens to have over…
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The BS* + Beer Show: Do I Need a Vapor Barrier?
This episode tackles one of the most commonly asked building science questions on GBA and beyond
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U.S. Senate Drops Building Code Upgrades
Sponsor blames National Association of Home Builders for forcing removal of new energy efficiency provisions
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Makeup Air for Kitchen Exhaust
What the code does and doesn't say about kitchen exhaust and makeup air and how to prevent backdrafting of certain combustion appliances
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Critics Claim Agreement Helps Home-Building Industry Block Tougher Energy Codes
In exchange for guaranteed seats on a code-writing committee, the National Association of Home Builders pledged support for later code changes
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Massachusetts Urged to Adopt a Net-Zero Building Standard
Activists call for an update in the state's 'stretch' code that would require new buildings to meet energy needs with renewables
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2019 Is the Year of Energy Codes
Updated energy codes will be released later this year as warnings on climate change grow sharper
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New Idaho Law Discourages Energy Code Updates
The measure prohibits local jurisdictions from requiring tougher energy codes than those adopted statewide
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HVAC Design Requirements in the International Building Codes
A look at what the codes actually require for load calculations and duct design
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Is It Time to Move Our Cities?
The devastation in Mexico City reveals there’s wisdom in ‘moving house’ to avoid repeating catastrophes