Tag: insulation
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The Truth About Al Gore’s Carbon Footprint
Prime: prime Subtitle: Now that Gore’s new movie is showing in theaters, the attacks on his credibility have begun Images: Al Gore is in the news again. His new climate change movie, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, is in theaters now. And that means the folks who don’t believe in climate change — or…
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Raised-Heel Trusses Make Better Enclosures
Prime: prime Subtitle: This is another easy advanced framing technique for every home with roof trusses Im…
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Raised-Heel Trusses Make Better Enclosures
Prime: prime Subtitle: This is another easy advanced framing technique for every home with roof trusses Im…
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Is Compressed Fiberglass Insulation Really a Problem?
Prime: prime Subtitle: Or is this just another myth in the world of building science? Images: I’ve been guilty of perpetuating a myth. Not long ago I wrote an article in which I said installing insulation, “cavities [should be] filled completely with as little compression as possible.” But is compression really such a bad thing?…
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Is Compressed Fiberglass Insulation Really a Problem?
Prime: prime Subtitle: Or is this just another myth in the world of building science? Images: I’ve been guilty of perpetuating a myth. Not long ago I wrote an article in which I said installing insulation, “cavities [should be] filled completely with as little compression as possible.” But is compression really such a bad thing?…