Energy Design Update

I’m helping a neighbor here in MA get insulation installed around the perimeter of her slab. Another neighbor did this and had termites enter her house by passing behind the The post Preventing termite passage behind slab perimeter insulation appeared first on GreenBuildingAdvisor.

I am building a new home that will have an unvented or conditioned attic, ERV and dehumidifier.  I am in Houston, Texas, so it’s mostly hot and humid.  Framing is The post Unvented Attic appeared first on GreenBuildingAdvisor.

One of the starkest differences between passive house construction and standard construction methods is the focus on airtightness in passive house. Beyond hitting code minimums for airtightness (in New York The post Passive House Accelerator: Unlocking Airtightness and Insulation appeared first on GreenBuildingAdvisor.

Does anybody have an architectural detail for joining an (Element) ICF frost wall to a 12″ wide double-stud wall?  The double-stud wall has a 2×6 structural exterior wall with a The post Double Stud wall to ICF frost wall appeared first on GreenBuildingAdvisor.

I am doing a DIY house build right now and doing some heat loss calculations. I attempted to use some actual software but there were too many aspects of the The post Heat Loss Calc appeared first on GreenBuildingAdvisor.