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Framing Thick Walls for Speed, Price, and Better Insulation
The smaller heating and cooling system has lower purchase and operating costs and requires fewer solar panels.
A Slab Appeals to Potential Buyers
The FHB House team finds a balance between improved performance and construction costs.
Affordability Balances Design and Performance
Who is the likely customer for a net-zero house?
Makeup Air for the Range Hood
A range hood won't work well in a tight house without make-up air.
Building a Net-Zero Production Home
Low energy costs don’t have to come at a high price if a new house is thoughtfully designed.
Finishing the Basement
Every time a line is drawn, it's crossed, and before long the basement in the FHB House is finished—economically.
Podcast Episode 51 — Why Don’t We Build Better?
Renovating old homes, poorly built stairs, wrapping copper pipes with insulation, and estimating how much cable you really need
A Look at the Finished Home
In this video tour of the completed 2016 FHB House project, designer Michael Maines explains why he prioritized certain facets of the house, and how this informed the build.
Range Exhaust
Rectangular in the wall — round through the floor and out the wall.
Readers’ Choice Awards 2017
In addition to the six award-winning projects selected by the Fine Homebuilding editors, we also asked our readers to select their favorite homes.

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