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Insulating an Advanced-Framed House - A Hybrid Approach

Matt Risinger, Blogger | January 1st, 201310 comments

Insulation advertisements would lead you to believe there products are perfect for every situation. In fact a hybrid approach is more likely to yield the high performance home I'm after. See this video to see how I used three types of insulation on this new Advanced Framed House I'm building in Austin Texas. -Matt Risinger

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Advanced vs Traditional Framing

Matt Risinger, Blogger | December 11th, 20126 comments

Advanced Framing isn't all that difficult and the benefits can be tremendous. In this video I'll show you a traditionally framed house and compare that to an Advanced Framed house.

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Air Sealing with Owens Corning's new Energy Complete system

Matt Risinger, Blogger | March 24th, 20116 comments

I'm a huge believer in Spray Foam for air sealing, but foam will only air seal the cavity that it's sprayed into. Here's where Owens Corning's new Energy Complete has a leg up on Foam. In this video you'll see how their system does an excellent job of air sealing so that their total-fill fiberglass system doesn't have any air flow issues to deal with. -Matt Risinger

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Will Double Stud Wall Construction Bring Efficiency at a Modest Cost?

ScottG, contributing writer | January 13th, 201114 comments

An owner-builder in western Washington State with a strict construction budget wonders how to get the energy efficiency she wants with what she has to spend.

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Notes from the Pacific Coast Builders Show

RYagid, senior editor | June 10th, 20103 comments

A look at the show's best and worst offerings

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Flashing Windows in Walls with Exterior XPS Insulating Sheathing

roryread, member | February 5th, 20102 comments

The exterior insulation adds thermal efficiency. Perhaps even more important, in our marine climate, our code (Portland, OR) then allows us to omit the interior vapor barrier, and we can build...

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IBS 2010: Green Builder Donates 1,000 Homes to Haitians

FPR, contributor | January 28th, 20105 comments

New building technology firm, InnoVida™, donates 1,000 homes to Haiti using Fiber Composite Structural Insulated panels introduced at IBS.

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1930s American Foursquare

ahendel, member | March 2nd, 20091 comment

We bought a 1930 American Foursquare in 2006 which we are still restoring and updating. There was only one outlet on the second floor in the hallway for 4 bedrooms & 1 bathroom! The house had the...

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