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Greetings GBA community. I'm in the late stages of a DIY major expansion and remodel (new second floor, rebuilt first floor) of a 1910 house in Portland OR. Unsatisfied with…

CZ 3A/4A2001 gut renoWe have Knauf EcoBatt R-38 batts in our vented attic, and we plan to put a top layer of blown-in on top to help prevent thermal bridging…

At Missouri’s Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, natural buildings, shared spaces, and low-impact living offer lessons about sustainability that go beyond energy performance

I'm planning to build this summer and out of curiosity I made a quick spreadsheet to find the optimal thickness of my walls - see what you think!My idea was…