Building paper, Early History
Building paper is the stuff that wraps the house. Like wrapping a giant birthday present. And then you install siding over the wrapping. Way back
Building paper is the stuff that wraps the house. Like wrapping a giant birthday present. And then you install siding over the wrapping. Way back
Currently, the home building industry enjoys virtually no consensus regarding building paper, the stuff that wraps the house. Despite all the technological advances in building
So you want to improve the performance of your home? And why wouldn’t you? From global warming to the Gulf oil spill, from dependence on
What really makes a green building green? What role does durability play? (An apropos question given the recent declaration that Salem’s LEED-certified Courthouse Square is
Seems that Scott Adams of Dilbert fame learned some hard-won lessons while building his eco-friendly house. (Word to the wise: it doesn’t have to be
Saturday’s Build It Green! tour was a whirlwind of Portland green building, followed on Sunday by major Passive House coverage in the New York Times.
When thinking about green building, folks can get pretty preoccupied with green material choices and LEED credits. There’s nothing wrong with that, as long as
When we think about green building, we understandably focus on the impact a structure has on the natural environment. But equally important is the indoor
We’ve been following Alex Wilson’s excellent series, Top Ten Green Building Priorities featured on GreenBuilding.com. #1. “Reduce Energy Use” Wilson lays out the reasons for
A low-income project featured by the blog Inhabitat.com showcases both sustainability and high design. In keeping with yesterday’s Field Notes blog, “Study: energy efficient construction
Hammer & Hand’s been convinced for years that the UGB is good land use policy. It protects farms and forests, it discourages sprawl, and it
As NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman writes, energy efficient military installations can save lives, bringing new meaning to the term “energy security”. Here at home,
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