Energy Performance
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Meeting Energy Code Requirements Using Prescriptive Paths
Using the 2021 IRC's prescriptive table of R-values or U-factor calculations are two ways to satisfy energy conservation codes
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A Code-Minimum Case Study
Following current code requirements and making small but important upgrades improves performance
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The House My Dad Built
Green-building basics made a big difference when upgrading my childhood home
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The BS* + Beer Show: How to Build a Pretty Good House
An introduction and case studies of the ever-evolving effort to build more healthy, efficient, comfortable, durable, climate-friendly, and climate-appropriate homes without a cumbersome or rigid standard. Phew!
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Understanding Home Energy Performance Will Become a Key to Real Estate Success
Real estate professionals should enhance their home energy performance capabilities in today’s evolving residential market, or risk falling behind those who do
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Building Monitoring Software Offered for Free
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation has developed a program for tracking real-time energy use, and offers the system to anyone who wants it
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Which Building Energy Statistics Make the Most Sense?
Some energy experts focus on kWh per square foot per year — but there are lots of other metrics out there
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Mineral Wool Insulation Isn’t Like Fiberglass
Making the case for mineral wool insulation as the best product for residential applications
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New Web Tool Compares Energy Performance
NREL’s new Technology Performance Exchange is designed to help consumers get energy performance data for building products
