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Energy Efficiency

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Diagnostic Tools for Energy-Minded Remodelers Diagnostic Tools for Energy-Minded Remodelers Online Membership Required

Applying building science in the field can help to deliver safer, healthier, and more energy-efficient projects

Ranch Transformed, Efficiency Achieved
Ranch Transformed, Efficiency AchievedOnline Membership Required

An architect rebuilds a midcentury wreck into a stylish, energy-smart home for $90 per sq. ft.

Seattle Net-Zero Home
Seattle Net-Zero Home

Second-Story Balconies
Second-Story Balconies

Best Energy Smart Home: A Higher Standard
Best Energy Smart Home: A Higher StandardOnline Membership Required

A practical design delivers a remarkably air-tight, super insulated home on a modest budget

Best New Home: Passive House Perfection
Best New Home: Passive House PerfectionOnline Membership Required

This compact farmhouse achieves home building’s highest performance standard without a shred of aesthetic compromise

Best Small Home: A Garden Cottage for Low-Impact Living
Best Small Home: A Garden Cottage for Low-Impact LivingOnline Membership Required

This 800-sq.-ft. infill home was designed for its site and its owners’ lifestyle

Editor's Choice: Modern Masonry Farmhouse
Editor's Choice: Modern Masonry FarmhouseOnline Membership Required

A retirement house in keeping with its rural surroundings conjures old-world sensibilities in modern masonry

The Builder's Journey: Rob Nicely
The Builder's Journey: Rob NicelyOnline Membership Required

How I came to build Fine Homebuilding’s best new home of the year, and what it taught me

The Future of Housing in America
The Future of Housing in AmericaOnline Membership Required

Carter Scott is building and selling whole neighborhoods of affordable spec homes that produce more energy than they consume

The Rise of the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
The Rise of the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)Online Membership Required

Backyard cottages and laneway houses have become increasingly popular in the Pacific Northwest. Will they work in your neighborhood?

Buttoned Up for a New Century
Buttoned Up for a New CenturyOnline Membership Required

Preservation meets performance when a Brooklyn architect applies Passive House principles to four iconic urban town houses

Energy Modeling Software: Is It Worth Your Time and Money?
Energy Modeling Software: Is It Worth Your Time and Money?Online Membership Required

Even the most sophisticated programs have limits

Energy-Saving Lightbulbs
Energy-Saving LightbulbsOnline Membership Required

Incandescent bulbs are changing quickly to keep up with more-efficient, longer-lasting competitors

Build Like This
Build Like ThisOnline Membership Required

A simple approach to building a super efficient house starts with six key elements

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