Energy, Heating & Insulation Archives - Page 182 of 903

September 21, 2009

Hi folks, My wife has been out looking for sliding glass windows. I have not taken any time to investigate the issues. She has narrowed the field down to two…

September 21, 2009

Me and me mother in law (yes, I that nuts) are in the planning process of putting an in-law apartment in her barn.  The plan is to pour a slab…

September 20, 2009

I just bought an 80+ year old row house in a Phoenixville, PA a Philadelphia suburb. The back wall of the house is a wall of the kitchen behind the…

September 20, 2009

Audits Show Green Buildings Don't Save Energy "Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label," the New York Times notes that buildings built to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental…

September 20, 2009

I am building a new house with in slab heating. I have cathedral ceilings and a hrv. I had intended to use my HRV to draw the stratified air from…

September 20, 2009

I am a DIYselfer who is installing spray foam in a one story ranch style house. Putting the foam in the open outside wall cavities is simple enough but getting…

September 20, 2009

Here is a UK website with some recent interviews with Dr. Wolfgang Feist http://www.aecb.net/feist_videos.php The US version(PHIUS) will have a conference very soon in Urbana, Illinois http://www.passivehouse.us/phiusConference2009/phiusConference2009/Registration_2009.html

September 19, 2009

Anyone check out this yet? http://www.finehomebuilding.com/item/9114/get-free-hot-water-ac-and-dry-air Sounds pretty impressive. I'm skeptical though about pumping cold air into a heated space in the winter though.

September 19, 2009

The Dec 08 issue of FHB has an article about blowing in insulation in your attic, but a friend just had foam srpayed between the rafters in his attic and…

September 17, 2009

Anyone have input on the best material to use on a flat roof? I am working on a new house that will have a 3/12 metal roof over half of…