Green Dreamin'

What do you get when you cross a deep energy retrofit with an 1880s Victorian-style home?

Green Dreamin'

Author: Lee Chilcote

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July 02, 2012

What do you get when you cross a deep energy retrofit with an 1880s Victorian-style home? [continue reading]

Insulated Siding Provides Continuous Insulation

Author: Matt Dobson

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May 01, 2011

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, vinyl siding is already the top-selling exterior cladding in the United States. The vinyl siding industry, however, would like more people to think of it as a cladding ... [continue reading]

Battle of the Walls: Peak Reduction

Author: Rob Hammon and Steve Vang

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November 07, 2010

Three homes, with different wall systems but otherwise nearly identical, test the theory that night cooling cuts peak energy use in the Southwest United States. [continue reading]

Insulating Residential Masonry Buildings in Cold Climates

Author: Chris Benedict

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March 01, 2010

Most professionals now agree that masonry buildings in cold climates should be insulated. Here's how it's done. [continue reading]

Superinsulating My Old House, Phase 2

Author: John Krigger

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November 02, 2009

Phase 1 was an R-35 face-lift of the west faÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ade. Phase 2 looks to the north and east. [continue reading]

Reflective Walls

Author: Danny Parker

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May 06, 2009

In research spanning two decades, the record shows that reflective roofs on houses reduce cooling loads. Generally, at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), where I do research, we have found cooling energy savings from ... [continue reading]

Carpenter's Omission

Author: Zolton Cohen

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May 06, 2009

My wife and I moved into our 1917 American Foursquare house 21 years ago. Before the first winter, we had a contractor blow the sidewalls full of insulation. While he was doing the job, he remarked that ... [continue reading]