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Passive Hot Air from Everyday Materials
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A Sacred Space
Designing out of the Box
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Passive Ventilation and Natural Light with a Cupola
By letting warm air escape up high while bringing in cooler air from below, you can cool your house without an air conditioner. As most people know, all else being…
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Don’t Let This Happen to You
Omitting the sill pan under an exterior door is risky
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Greenest Room in the House
Kitchens of the past were often dark, cramped places where a solitary cook would toil. Now that it has evolved into the social hub of the house, people usually want…
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Shedding light on Windows
Window design helps make the most of your site Double glazed. Triple glazed. Low emissivity. Passive solar. [Windows](node/11570 "Good Windows Are Essential to Energy Conservation and Comfort") are talked about…
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Green. Design.
What Is "Green"? What Is "Design"? I’ll admit it, I have issues with the term “green.” While it encompasses the values I think are important in building, like any label,…
