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Patricks Barn: Learning to Love Vinyl Siding

Patrick's Barn: Learning to Love Vinyl Siding

Encouraged by a super-tight budget, we decided to finish the exterior with vinyl.

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Weighing the Merits of Spray-Foam Insulation

Weighing the Merits of Spray-Foam Insulation

A homeowner looking to upgrade the insulation in his 90-year-old Cape is thinking about contracting for spray-in foam. But he's got conflicting advice from installers and wonders whether closed-cell or open-cell foam is the way to go.

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The Hazel River Cabin

The Hazel River Cabin

See how one architect successfully transformed a historic 1794 toll keeper's log cabin into a unique, modern home.

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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners

CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners

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ZEC prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs

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Design snapshot: Kitchen desk with a view

Design snapshot: Kitchen desk with a view

Architect Katie Hutchison shares a House Enthusiast "Design snapshot" of a kitchen command-center.

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Can a Slab Foundation be Insulated Without Rigid Foam?

Can a Slab Foundation be Insulated Without Rigid Foam?

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Energy efficient buildings typically incorporate insulation beneath their concrete slabs, and the go-to choice is sheets of rigid foam. Are there alternatives?

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Locate Your Building on a Plot Plan with SketchUp

Locate Your Building on a Plot Plan with SketchUp

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With the challenges of setbacks, easements, drainage planning, and other code compliance issues, it's important to get the location for a structure properly on the lot. Google's free 3-D modeling software has some features that make drawing a plot plan a snap.

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Patricks Barn: A Perfect Place for a Party

Patrick's Barn: A Perfect Place for a Party

My son's sixth birthday party was the first use of our new space.

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The Smart Meters Contentious Opponents

The Smart Meter's Contentious Opponents

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They still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter groups are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety

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Design snapshot: Engaging enclosed porch

Design snapshot: Engaging enclosed porch

Architect Katie Hutchison shares a House Enthusiast "Design snapshot" of a favorite enclosed porch.

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Self-Taught MBA: You Cant Be a Successful Builder Without Management Skills

Self-Taught MBA: You Can't Be a Successful Builder Without Management Skills

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Businesses do not have a tangible structure, like the frame of a house, but every business has a framework nonetheless. The purpose of management is to keep that framework functioning effectively.

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Garage Progress

Garage Progress

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We're making good progress on the garage shop at the project house. Drywall is hung, carriage doors are installed and the new front facade has been painted.

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Patricks Barn: Siding for the Holidays

Patrick's Barn: Siding for the Holidays

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With some extra days off, we put up a lot of siding.

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Does Super-Insulation Make Sense in New Orleans?

Does Super-Insulation Make Sense in New Orleans?

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A winning design for an energy-efficient house in the Deep South sparks a conversation on whether high R-values can make a house harder to cool.

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A Custom Built-In Entertainment Center

A Custom Built-In Entertainment Center

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A modern built-in accomodates TV and stereo storage

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Canadas Solar and NZE Power Play

Canada's Solar and NZE Power Play

A solar simulator and a research initiative at Concordia University in Montreal focus on solar energy applications and strategies for bringing building performance to net zero energy

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Opportunity Accompanies Objections to Green Habitat Project

Opportunity Accompanies Objections to Green Habitat Project

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Neighbors have stalled a 35-unit subdivision of energy efficient dwellings, but the delay gives a Habitat chapter time to refine its green building technique

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Design snapshot: Beach boardwalk

Design snapshot: Beach boardwalk

Architect Katie Hutchison shares a House Enthusiast "Design snapshot" of a path worth taking.

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Seattle Homeowners Build an Affordable Net-Zero-Energy House

Seattle Homeowners Build an Affordable Net-Zero-Energy House

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One couple’s quest for energy efficiency leads them to a relatively low-cost approach to design and construction

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Simplify Rafter-Pattern-Layout Math with Google SketchUp

Simplify Rafter-Pattern-Layout Math with Google SketchUp

SketchUp can be a useful option for layout and planning for cutting rafters. Check out this process for doing the math and see if it fits into your "bag-o-tricks" for carpentry or design projects.

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