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How it Works: Air-Conditioner Efficiency
Because air-conditioning systems typically are sized to keep a home cool on the hottest days of the year, they waste energy most of the time.
What’s Cool in Air Conditioning?
Understanding the technology behind today's systems improves your chances of installing the right one
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.
Cure for a Leaky Stone Foundation
Building Scientist Joe Lstiburek points out that it's best to address a leaky rubble foundation from the exterior, but he offers some interior water-management options that might better fit frugal homeowners' budgets.
Double-stud walls
Double-stud walls are a low-tech way to create highly energy-efficient walls with common materials and familiar assemblies
Santa Cruz Straw Bale
Net-zero-energy use and whimsical details shine in a new family home
From a Leaky Old House to a Tight New Home
A young couple retrofits the house next door as an investment in deep energy savings.
Zero Energy, at Last
The sun lends a big hand to this efficient home in the North Carolina mountains
A House for All Ages
An energy-efficient modern-day farmhouse offers single-floor living wrapped in low-maintenance, charming detail
A Practical Approach to Passive House
An architect's "best work to date" is a super-efficient home that you could build.

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