Feature Articles
by Jeffrey E. Christian and Jan Kosny
There's a lot more to most walls than meets the eye, and the R-value
of a whole wall can be considerably lower than the R-value of the insulation
that fills it. At DOE's Buildings Technology Center, scientists have developed
a system for measuring whole-wall R-value, and have already tested several
types of wall system.
by Paul Knight
A rehab program in Chicago is turning abandoned in the city's poorest
neighborhoods into energy-efficient affordable housing for low-income residents.
by Steven McCarthy, Richard Taylor,
and Bill Van der Meer
Low-rise attached apartments pose different challenges for energy auditors
than either single-family or large multifamily buildings. One project for
a Pennsylvania housing authority shows some of the situations auditors
may find.
by Steven Bodzin
Energy codes have helped many states and counties to achieve higher
efficiency in new construction. But builders and efficiency advocates continue
to struggle over how and when to change these codes.
On the cover: This may not look like a valuable property,
but the city of Chicago is finding a gold mine of energy efficiency opportunities
in abandoned multifamily buildings that they rehabilitate. Photo courtesy
of Paul Knight.
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