Energy Efficiency - Page 32 of 76

The builders of the 2018 FHB House illustrate how unique hardware from Maine Deck Brackets helps them to reduce thermal bridging and leave room for exterior insulation.

With PV panel prices continuing to drop, does it make the most sense to invest in solar, add more insulation, or do both when building an energy-efficient home?

Architect and energy-efficiency expert Steve Baczek explains the performance and installation differences between blown-in mineral wool and dense-pack cellulose insulation.

To achieve a Net-Zero designation, today’s builders need to focus on using products that deliver energy savings, durability, and occupant health and comfort. Air and moisture barriers play a critical…

Renewables are part of the strategy to make a house energy-efficient, but conservation comes first.

See additional photos from HOUSES by Design issue 278: ZeroEnergy Design revamps a summer cottage to accommodate aging in place.

Second-floor framing and the kitchen and living-room lid.

This soring two-story space is an artist and tinkerers dream. Clerestory windows on all four sides bring in loads of light to create the feeling of a cathedral. Slab concrete…

As readers of Fine Homebuilding know all too well, behind every finished project lies a tremendous amount of unseen labor. Often there is a certain mechanical beauty that is covered…

The U.S. Department of Energy has named a Genesee Park net-zero home a winner in the 2018 Housing Innovation Awards.