Green Homes News

From load modeling to air-sealing sequencing, the most successful Passive House and high-performance projects start with early, informed decisions

So I’ve been burning candles nonstop lately, and I keep running into this weird thing where my Fresh & Clean or Fruity & Citrus scents just tap out after a…

Long-time reader, first-time poster. Thanks to everyone active in these forums; I've learned a lot from the discussions here!I have secured land to build a small (1,200 sq. ft.) high-performance…

First, an note of appreciation to Randy who has so ably taken up the mantle as GBA editor. From the outside he makes it seem pretty effortless - which I'm…

Anyone else having issues attaching images to posts? No matter what I do, I can't get anything to upload. It used to work fine.

Worried a dehumidifier will overwhelm your cooling system? Here’s why most homes don’t need extra AC capacity—and how humidity and cooling loads actually interact.

Excuse the drawing, it's crude and not to scale, but I'm limited cad-wise as I'm away from home right now.  The bump out is about 1ft, the dimension got displaced…

Zone 7A new construction. See attachment. Rear of house faces Southeast. Majority of the house is 6/12, chord trusses (18" & 24"), R60 (cellulose or Comfortbatt) and is vented and…

GO Logic achieves Phius certification for the first passive, energy-efficient industrial building in the U.S.

I recently purchased what’s advertised as the best Towel Warmer, and while I’m generally satisfied with it so far, I’d really like to hear honest feedback from real users. If…

Installing warmboard in a few days and we are wondering if laying down a reflective barrier ontop of the plywood subfloor before putting the warmboard down would do anything to…

We are building a breezeway home with corrugated metal siding over coravent rainscreen and currently working with the sider on how to detail the breezeway area. Specifically the area where…

We are building a house in Wisconsin and went with Intello for our air barrier. What we are now trying to determine is whether we should use a specialty paint…

So I’m kinda freaking out a little and could really use some advice. My little hedgie, Noodle, has been super stressed and weirdly inactive lately, and I’m starting to think…

We finished our climate zone 6, 1200sf, Pretty Great House!It was ready for our family of 8 to move in after less than four months of construction, the project came…

I am presently building a completely off-grid tiny house and utility shed and I'm trying to figure out how best to handle the situation with load calculations.  We have are already…

The key questions that reveal hidden costs, warranty gaps, and whether a solar provider is truly reputable

I am having a hybrid timber frame home built for us in southeastern Pennsylvania (currently Zone 5, but may drop to Zone 4 with new IRC).  The core of the…

I’m planning the foundation for a project next year and would like to pair the benefits of a FPSF (minimal excavation, less concrete, less complicated forms I can build ourselves,…

I prefer to have an non vented roof without exterior insulation because of the high cost.What do your think of 2-3 inches of closed-cell sprayed insulation between the trusses on…