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Green Dreamin'
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Insulated Siding Provides Continuous Insulation
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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
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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
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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
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Phase 1 was an R-35 face-lift of the west façade. Phase 2 looks to the north and east. [continue reading]
Reflective Walls
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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
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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]
Superinsulating My Old House
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Aging office worker tackles challenging superinsulated retrofit and lives to tell about it. [continue reading]
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Which Communicating Thermostats Are Customers Likely to Use?
With the Google buyout of NEST thermostats, attention has turned from the “smart meter” to the thermostat as ...
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Standard Retrofit Packages—What Works?
If we want to make good, or great, home performance a reality for more people and families across North America, ...
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