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Top 10 Green Building Products for 2012 | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: BuildingGreen announces its annual picks of the most innovative products Images: Energy Solutions It is well understood that formations of flying geese ride on a wave of air piloted by the leader of the group. As described
How to Install Rigid Foam Sheathing | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: What you need to know to install polyisocyanurate, XPS, or EPS on the outside of your walls Images: Musings of an Energy Nerd What’s the best way to install foam insulation on the outside of a wall? Although
New Green Building Products | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: High-performance windows, doors, and tape for your next superinsulated home Images: Musings of an Energy Nerd About every six months, I report on new products that catch my eye. This round-up features products from both
Job-Site Recycling: PVC | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: Post-industrial recycling has been more successful than post-consumer efforts Images: Green Building Blog Few building materials have caused more of a ruckus than polyvinyl chloride. PVC is a light, durable and versatile
Visiting Energy-Smart Designers and Builders in Maine | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: The Energy Nerd heads east — Down East — to learn about deep-energy retrofits and new construction along the Atlantic coast Images: Musings of an Energy Nerd I recently spent a couple of days in Maine, where I visited with
How to Insulate a Wall from the Outside | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: The right combination of cavity insulation and rigid foam will ease worries about condensation Images: Green Building Blog Gregg is renovating his 50-year-old house in Wisconsin and trying to devise the best way of
Recycling Vinyl Siding | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: Even though wood, gypsum board, and cardboard make up 75% of most job-site waste, recycling vinyl siding can be an important part of a construction or demolition waste management plan Images: Green Communities In 1998, while
Where Does the Housewrap Go? | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: If your walls have exterior rigid foam, does the housewrap go under the foam or over the foam? Images: Musings of an Energy Nerd Let’s say you’re building a house with plywood or OSB sheathingMaterial, usually plywood or
All About Water-Resistive Barriers | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: How to choose between asphalt felt, Grade D building paper, housewrap, and a few exotic WRBs Images: Musings of an Energy Nerd By now, almost all builders know the importance of installing a water-resistive barrierSometimes
All About Glazing Options | GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
Subtitle: You’ve chosen a window manufacturer, you’ve selected the frame material, and you’ve decided on casements rather than double-hungs. But how do you specify glazing? Images: Musings of an Energy Nerd Everybody has an opinion on
