Rachel Wagner

In 2005, architects Doug Zaun and Rachel Wagner joined forces to create Wagner Zaun Architecture, a Duluth, Minn., firm that focuses on residential and community projects with a specialization in energy efficiency, sustainability, and passive-solar design for cold climates.

Windows and Doors in Double-Stud Walls
Minnesota architect Rachel Wagner shares tips for making window and door details attractive, functional, and easy to install when building a home with thick, well-insulated walls.
Double-stud walls
Double-stud walls are a low-tech way to create highly energy-efficient walls with common materials and familiar assemblies
Houses you can heat with a hair dryer
The cold weather in Urbana, lll., barely registered inside the superinsulated houses on display at the second-annual North American Passive House Conference hosted by the Passive House Institute (www.passivehouse.us) and…

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