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Video: Home-Energy Audits Save Homeowners Money

Blower-door tests improve efficiency and lower energy costs by finding where heated air escapes by John Jennings

Video: Wall Sleuth: Determining Insulation R-Value

Infrared cameras are great investigative tools, but so are coat hangersby John Jennings

Tip: Insulation T-liftOnline Membership Required

by Rick Nelson

Video: Video Tip: Insulation T-lift

by Charles Miller

Q & A: Ask the Expert: Spray foam durability

by Bruce Harley

Getting to Zero Energy

Common-sense solutions for creating homes that are self-reliant, resilient, and versatileby David Johnston, Scott Gibson

Houses you can heat with a hair dryer

by Rachel Wagner

Remodeling for Energy EfficiencyOnline Membership Required

Can a 150-year-old house approach net-zero energy use? Three case studies point the way from the 19th to the 21st century.by Betsy Pettit

Tip: Sealing an air leak next to a chimney

by Charles Miller

What's the Difference: Spray polyurethane-foam insulationOnline Membership Required

Open cell and closed cell varieties have varying insulating qualities and applicationsby Rob Yagid

Video: Soy Oil Foam Insulation

A crop in abundance, Soy is the latest insulation material to hit the marketby Chris Ermides

A New Roof Over the Old OneOnline Membership Required

Cap a swaybacked roof with a layer of new rafters and foamby Pete Bennett

Building science goes ballistic

by Daniel S. Morrison

The Best Way to Insulate a Rim Joist

Stop energy losses with a spray-foam kitby Isaac Savage

Q & A: Foam sheathing: inside or out?Online Membership Required

by Bruce Harley

What's the Difference: Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS)Online Membership Required

EPS, polyurethane/polyisocyanurate, and XPS all have the same rootsby Rob Yagid

Save Energy with Rigid-Foam InsulationOnline Membership Required

Get the details right, and a small increase in wall thickness can make a big difference in energy performanceby Rick Arnold

Q & A: Tight houses and moisture problems?Online Membership Required

by Bruce Harley

Q & A: To housewrap or not to housewrapOnline Membership Required

by Daniel S. Morrison

Q & A: Roof ventingOnline Membership Required

by Bruce Harley

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