Energy Efficiency - Page 11 of 76

Re-cladding a house is typically a once-in-multiple-generations upgrade, and can be an economical opportunity to make walls more energy efficient.

Hear from the authors of the Pretty Good House book about how the movement got started and how the book came together.

Work is now underway on the 2024 national model energy code under a new format that not everyone likes.

This energy-efficiency expert focuses on the benefits of building energy-smart homes beyond saving money.

Andrew, Ian, and Patrick hear from listeners about shingle colors and Google’s new office building before taking questions on installing foam insulation over T1-11, improving the comfort and thermal performance of overhanging bump-outs, and the best way to heat and cool a shed office.

In this Pro-Talk podcast, Patrick talks to Mike Knoche, a general contractor in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Five building pros from across the country discuss the need for on-site renewable energy and how to get there.

Watch as architect Elizabeth DiSalvo walks us through how she and her team transformed this large but dark house into a spacious, quiet, and energy-efficient home.

Andrew, Ian, and Patrick hear from listeners about termites and heat pumps before taking questions about hot attic living space, using fiberglass reinforced panels (FRP) for sheathing, and bringing underporch rooms into the thermal envelope.

Watch this webinar recording for a conversation with Mike Guertin, Emily Mottram, Christine Williamson, and Steve Baczek, judges of the Wall Assembly–Sweet 16, on the selected 10 student entries and what makes this student-designed assembly a winner.