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High-performance builder Ben Bogie explains how the components of this cutting-edge, energy-sipping mechanical system adequately heat and cool a home using as little energy as possible.

Terracade ceramic tiles offer a host of benefits over traditional siding materials, including low maintenance, fire protection, and an integral rainscreen assembly.

Learn how soil conditions impact your choices around using concrete piers, poured-concrete footings, and slab foundations for spreading the weight of a structure.

Kiley, Matt, and Patrick hear from listeners about tarps and building-science texts before taking listener questions on insulating garage doors, staining cedar shingles, and improving the performance of an uninsulated slab.

A homeowner suspects her contractor is dragging his feet. But are these shifting foundation blocks really a problem?

You'll need a full complement of demo tools if you're tearing apart old tile jobs.

Wear a few inexpensive safety accessories to protect your eyes, ears, lungs, and hands during the various phases of tiling.

Watch builder Josh Salinger show how to reduce the environmental impact of a new home by omitting the concrete from the ground-level floors. 

Follow these 6 steps to install the new tile.

Follow these steps to hook up a standard household garbage disposal.