90% of US Homes Are Under Insulated, Study Says
October 1st, 2015 | by Dawn Killough
Boosting Insulation Could Cut Energy Costs, Reduce CO2 Emissions and Increase Comfort Based on new research, the North American Insulation [&hellip
Browsing the "R-value" Tag
What Affects the R-Value of a Building?
July 7th, 2015 | by Dawn Killough
This is part two of our posts on R-value. Read the first post to get a definition of R-value and [&hellip
What Is R-Value and What Does It Mean To You?
July 1st, 2015 | by Dawn Killough
What Is R-Value? Simply put, R-value is a measurement of how insulating a building material is, protecting one side from [&hellip
Improved Energy Efficient Windows Coming
March 17th, 2015 | by Stephen Hanley
Improvements in window technology can result in windows with insulating power as high as R-20. But most of the heat gained or loss still goes through the frame itself.
Prefab Construction Promotes Energy Efficiency
January 14th, 2015 | by Stephen Hanley
Alexander Kolbe, co-owner of ecoDOMUS, an architectural firm that specializes in prefab construction to build green homes that are highly [&hellip
Passive Houses Gaining Popularity In The U.S.
August 26th, 2013 | by Nicholas Brown
For my entire life, I never owned a working air conditioner, and I used a standing fan to keep myself [&hellip
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