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Can anyone recommend a good high-performance window installer for the Phoenix, Arizona area? I'm not looking for windows but just a good window installer.

The winding road to believing the Energy Code can move sustainable building to mainstream building

Hello GBA,I am wondering if there's a rim joist insulation strategy I can use in my basement given that my basement walls are already built, "diaper style" by a previous…

I am remodeling my rental home with 2x4 exterior walls located in CZ 6. The home is being stripped down to the studs and to the sheathing which is 3/4…

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Laura A. Schifter and Jonathan Klein highlight the many ways in which K-12 schools and students have tremendous potential to advance solutions on environmental issues, and they provide frameworks for enacting change, in Students, Schools, and Our Climate Moment. Schifter and Klein demonstrate how the effects of climate change intersect with US public schools on multiple levels—for example, schools must prepare students to face the challenges of an uncertain future, accommodate disruptions brought about by extreme weather conditions, and evaluate their systems’ energy...

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Hi All, New build in CT is finally rough framed, and I discovered the truss package didn't include enough room everywhere to accommodate the R-60 blown-in insulation + 2" for ventilation…

I recently saw a video in which the GC was creating pseudo Zip R6 panels using GP Force Field with a 1" Polyiso panel glued to the back of the…

What's the best material to use for attic baffles? Cardboard? Polystyrene? Something else? Is it all the same?Climate zone 5a for reference.

I sealed this gap on the bottom of a garage wall that is facing the inside of the home using Great stuff big gap filler. Does it need to be…

Good day everyone,Long time reader first time poster.  LOL I was called out to a house to investigate high humidity levels and potential mold issues.  I am north of Houston in…

Built in 1914. Small 900 SF House with no sheathing. Siding is nailed to the studs and needs to be replaced. No insulation in the walls. If we sheath the…

I'm trying to understand if it is expected to have some thermal transfer from the basement into the garage along walls that are shared with living spaces.I've included three images.…

We live in a recently built house (not passive certified but following PGH principles).  The house has three floors with radiant floor heating installed in the basement and main floor. …

Hi Folks,We are planning a lean-to style addition for our home in climate zone 5b. It’s an adaptive re-use project—former mechanic’s garage into a home. Because it’s a former industrial…

I think I got the right approach with trying to insulate washer drain area with XPS  rigid board  R3 0.5 thickness but now questioning if the XPS should go behind…

We are remodeling a brick house built in 1983. On the outside, the walls have 1 inch of foil-faced foam insulation. There’s no plywood sheathing — just 1x wood braces…

Hi folks,I'm doing a reno for a client in Midcoast Maine. There's an outbuilding on the property, built on PT sleepers.  Fully insulated, tight windows, wired with electric. As soon as…

The power company finally came to complete their part of the heavy up. Since none of the workers had a T20 bit (or asked me), the brackets holding the old…

Are these two options equivalent solutions for 2x6 walls in Zone 6 (Minnesota)?From the inside...1. Drywall > Membrane > R-21 batts > Zip sheathing >  1.5" Comfortboard 80 (R-6) >…

I need to build two decks on my house under construction.  I have a small pile of 2x10s left over among other lumber.  Are there any good products out there…