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DGBA Video Series: A Garden in the sky….
DGBA Video Series: A Garden in the sky….
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Some of the “coolest” houses on the planet….literally!
Today I'm kicking of a series of some of the "coolest" green building projects on this planet. The DGBA Green Building Video Collection.
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The NAHB Green Building Program | A quick video introduction
The NAHB Green Building Program explained. Take a few minutes to find out why your next home should be "certified" green.
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Is Green Building more expensive ??
The greatest misconception about green building is the cost. Builders and owners have these misconceptions – which are mostly spread by uneducated people in our industry. These people don’t really understand the concept of building green.
So let’s start with a very fundamental issue: Building green = following proper design & building practices and following a [...]
Project Management | Keeping clients happy during a green remodel!
When remodeling a home there are a lot of times when we have to perform work in a residence that the homeowners actually live in while we work. In order to protect any installed components, to keep dust and dirt from the work area to a minimum and most importantly – to make sure the [...]
Insulation Materials… or “How to build a better house” – Part3
Part3 in my series – "How to build a better house". Last week we talked about advanced framing techniques, which in simple terms replaces lumber with insulation material and maximizes the wall that’s insulated. This effectively improves the thermal resistance or R-value of a wall. As a reminder on how important advanced framing is, let's [...]
Advanced Framing Techniques… or “How to build a better house” – Part2 of 7
Last week’s post on "Thermal Bridging" kicked off a series of articles that I have wanted to share for a long time. These articles cover issues, techniques and solutions related to how we build exterior walls and the impact of some of those decisions. Today’s article is about one of the solutions to minimize "Thermal [...]
Thermal Bridging… and its role in wall assemblies! – Part1 of 7
What is thermal bridging and why is it important that we pay close attention to its effects in the homes we build?
The importance lies in the different materials we use to build our wall systems, how much of these materials we use and what conductivity these materials have. We all know that exterior walls have [...]
New WaterSense®-certified super-efficient toilet
Water efficiency is a key objective in any green building project. Whether you build a new green home or undertake a green remodeling project, you should strive for installing the most efficient appliances and plumbing fixtures. What helps to differentiate true water-efficient products is a program called WaterSense – which is sponsored by the US [...]
