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Handling Framing Details in High-Performance Homes
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The location and installed integrity of the 3C barrier will dictate the comfort, health, and safety of the home's occupants; the durability of the structure; and the amount of energy required to heat and cool the home. [continue reading]
Refining Straw Bale R-values
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A new test of the thermal performance of a wall built with 19-inch straw bales laid flat revealed that the wall had an R-value of 27.5. [continue reading]
Prefab Utility Walls Save Up-Front Costs
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A new product called the Residential Utility Core Wall (ResCore) can save from $500 to more than $2,000 in construction costs for site-built homes. [continue reading]
The High-Performance House--What Does it Take?
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Life is full of bumps and holes. But in a well-constructed house, no bumps or holes should interrupt the boundary between conditioned and unconditioned space or the barrier that prevents air movement between the outside and the inside. [continue reading]
Choosing a Basement Wall System
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Twenty years ago, standard concrete masonry block and cast-in-place (CIP) concrete basement foundation wall systems were the norm for single-family, low-rise housing. [continue reading]
Saving Energy with Reflective Roofs
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In 11 Florida homes with roofs coated with a white material during midsummer, average air conditioning energy use decreased by 8 kWh/day, or 19%. [continue reading]
Deborah E. Miller
HPC Working For You: Climate Change & Carbon Reduction
HPC develops new approaches to federal, state and local policies that promote growth in the residential energy efficiency sector through ...
Shilpa Sankaran
New Report Shows Big Jump in Net-Zero Energy Homes
Net-zero energy homes seem to be growing their way out of a purely niche market. The number of zero energy ...
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