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Anatomy of a Home Performance Retrofit
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After years of helping others make their homes more comfortable, a home performance professional turns his attention to his own home. [continue reading]

Improving Crawlspaces in New York Multifamily Buildings
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Build your crawlspaces to keep energy losses to a minimum, while also keeping your pipes from freezing. [continue reading]

Revisiting New Orleans - A Photo Essay
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As this NASA photo shows, after Katrina most of New Orleans suffered from extensive flooding. Two investigative trips led to worthwhile lessons. [continue reading]

Battling Childhood Asthma
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A better tomorrow for all of us depends on creating healthy living conditions for children in affordable housing. [continue reading]

Post-Hurricane Opportunities
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Although coping with hurricanes is difficult, it does offer the opportunity to make homes more energy efficient and comfortable. [continue reading]

Safety Measures for Stormy Windows
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In single-family homes, and many multifamily homes and condominiums, the existing, nonimpact- rated windows and/or glass doors generally cannot be retrofitted to meet current impact standards and building ... [continue reading]

Rebuilding Your Flood-Damaged Home
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Testing and first-hand observation provide the best available information about how to rebuild. [continue reading]

The Future of Energy Management
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Computers, wireless technology, and the Internet bring advanced energy management to multifamily buildings built more than 30 years ago. [continue reading]



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Code Conflict Between 2012 IRC and 2012 IECC
It has come to my attention that there may be a building science-based conflict in the language of the 2012 International ...


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Home Performance and HVAC Contractors: Recent Legislative Initiative In Texas
As energy auditors and raters went about their business of testing homes, performing energy audits and HVAC system inspections, they ...
































