Wall Assembly
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Insulating an Off-Grid Cabin
Are there special concerns when the building is only used once in a while?
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The BS* + Beer Show: Choosing and Using Water-Resistive Barriers
Many of today's WRBs can do more than keep water out of your walls, so there's much more to consider than cost and installation details
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Choosing a Safe Wall Assembly
An owner/builder looks for comments on his plans to use Zip System insulated sheathing
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Choosing the Right Wall Assembly (2015)
An owner-builder planning a house in Nebraska wrestles with details for a cost-effective, practical design. Is a 2x8 stud wall the way to go?
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Five Different High-R Walls
Passive House lessons from the Pacific Northwest
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Free Online Calculators for R-Values and Costs
A Massachusetts software company offers part of its application for free, allowing builders to compare different roof, wall, and floor assemblies
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Choosing the Right Wall Assembly (2013)
In a double-stud wall, will batt insulation accumulate moisture?
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Building in Japan
Cutting edge energy-efficient designs are hard to find — and poorly insulated walls are the norm
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Choosing a Cost-Effective Wall System
Those pesky questions about air barriers and vapor barriers just won’t go away