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Using SIPs to Achieve Efficiencies
In light of rising energy costs and growing environmental awareness, more homebuyers are focusing on the energy efficiency of their new home’s design and construction. It’s a home attribute that’s gone from a “nice to have” to being a deciding factor for many people. Continue...  View Topic

Panel Discussion on Green Remodeling and Practices
For the hundreds of attendees at the Remodeling Leadership Conference, a successful event is all about networking and asking questions - and when it comes to green, boy, are there a lot of questions! With the conference theme of The Color of Money: Green and the Future of Remodeling, a three-member panel of construction and architecture pros well-versed in sustainability provided a useful forum for inquiring minds to find out just how the panelists' companies turned green theories into realities for their clients. Continue...  View Topic

Cement's Basic Molecular Structure Finally Decoded
"Cement is so widely used as a building material that nobody is going to replace it anytime soon. But it has a carbon dioxide problem, so a basic understanding of this material could be very timely." Continue...  View Topic

ICF Forum 
ICF Walls with a SIPs Roof; Too Expensive
I had a builder tell me something "odd" today....
The final word on insulating an attic

SIP Forum
Cedar Siding for Steel Sips
Sips House in Maine, Thickness
Four stories SIP?

Radiant Heating Forum
Different types of PEX tubing?
MN new ICF/concrete plank radiant advice needed ASAP
GARN WHS 1500

Geothermal Heat Pump Forum
Geothermal Tax Break
Geo bid with ERV add on--is cost worth it? 
Geothermal install: What to ask for?

Solar and Wind
Installing solar hot water panels - idea
BP solar panels 
Drainback in cold climates?

Windows/Doors and Interior/Exterior Finish
Window Efficiency
Cork plank flooring
Exterior mounted garage doors

Appliances, Lighting and Kitchen/Bath Fixtures
Utilizing natural sunlight with light tubes.
Verve Lighting System?
Granite and radon - yikes! 

Green/Energy-Efficient Design and Planning
Pex-AL and Onyx
Bonus Room Insulation
Can I simply use cool air in crawl space?

Green/Energy-Efficient Building and Construction
Can you spray closed cell foam over rock/under slab?
Concrete and PVC pipe
Fascia recommendations

General Forum
OSB Sheathing as Ceiling safe for home???
Spray foam in the attic
Need suggestion for low or zero VOC adhesive