Remodeling
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Undoing Previous Home Renovations
Dismantling earlier modifications made in an older home leads to the discovery and resolution of water and air leakage issues
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Tackling an Energy Remodel in New Hampshire
A new homeowner weighs two options: gutting walls to install new insulation, or adding rigid foam to the building's exterior
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A New App Creates 3-D Scans
With an iPad, the manufacturer says, a user can produce accurate scans of an eight-room house in about 30 minutes
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Seven Reasons to Gut Your Aging Bathroom
The real problems with an out-of-date bathroom are beneath the surface
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Remodeling Contractors Talk About Energy Retrofits
Owners want to fix up their homes — but some of them aren’t sure they want to invest in energy efficiency
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Air Flow Pathways in a Leaky Exterior Wall
I found some interesting air leakage evidence while remodeling my bathroom
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What Should Be Done With This House?
In a thoughtful dialog, Paul Eldrenkamp and Ken Neuhauser imagine what might happen to eight houses over the next few decades
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Device Simplifies Building Rehabs
A backpack-like device catalogs a building's layout and mechanicals while an inspector walks through, creating a 3-D map
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From a Leaky Old House to a Tight New Home
A young couple retrofits the house next door as an investment in deep energy savings
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The ‘Lock-In’ Concept and Passivhaus Construction
It’s better to save up your money for a deep-energy retrofit in a few years than it is to implement less comprehensive measures now
