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Discussions with tag 'air sealing'
Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials (Supplement to "Making Affordable Family Housing More Efficient...")
“Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials” was produced by Healthy Building Network (HBN) as a supplement to the report by HBN, Efficiency for All and others,
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Air Sealing to Achieve Zero Net Energy - New Techniques and Applications, November 21, 12pm - 7:30pm EDT
One of the key components to achieving a Zero Net Energy building is the tightness of its envelope to air infiltration.
Learning objectives include:
- Summarize where and how buildings leak air
Webinar: Selecting Healthy Insulation and Air Sealants, December 15, 2 pm CST
Insulation and air sealing are two cost-effective ways to increase the energy efficiency of a home. However, the chemicals that are found in some of these products or used during their production can
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Green Building Myth Busting: Natural Ventilation - Do Your Walls Need to "Breathe?" (Video)
Welcome to the launch of the Green Building Myth Busters Series with Matt Hoots. Matt’s and his coconspirators are about to bust some old misperceptions in the green building world w
Green and Healthy Maine Homes - Home Energy Chats, Online: The Value of Green Home Improvements, March 30, 6pm EST
Join us for the first episode of our Home + Energy Chats webinar series, The Value of Green Home Improvements!
This online webinar will present the many ways to improve the health and eff
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Webinar: Home Electrification Series: Building Envelope, November 9, 7 pm EDT
In the second session of our Home Electrification Series, we’ll review how to assess and improve your home’s building envelope, including insulation and air sealing. Before you look to rep
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Making Homes More Disaster Proof; Reaction to Grace & Corbett Lunsford and Matt Risinger
Our homes and buildings have to become more adaptable and resilient, which means they must be able to endure different conditions and changing occupant needs, and they must also be weather&n
Air Sealing and Insulating Existing Homes: Air Leakage Control for Interstitial Cavities, December 15, 1 - 3 pm PT
Testing your work is imperative to meeting or exceeding performance targets and ensuring a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. It is well understood in the building science c
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Free Webinar: Addressing Common Hazards During Energy Upgrades, February 16, 9am PT
Testing one's work is imperative to meeting or exceeding performance targets and ensuring a feedback loop is in place for continual process improvements. This course is designed to help participan
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Why Air Sealing and Insulation are Both Essential
Why do we need to air seal AND insulate? The answer is that these control layers work together to protect air quality and energy efficiency, improving comfort, protecting our buildi
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Strategies for Managing Summer Attic Heat - Air Sealing and Insulation
Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. and Amelia Godfrey, EarthCraft Program Manager for a conversation about attic heat, including why our attics get hot, why this matters, and strategies
European vs. American Windows - What's the Difference?
Have you been wondering what the difference is between European and American windows? (And have you had a European window seem to fall on you during vacation, and perhaps you panicked?) Check ou
Deciding When to Replace Windows
Thanks to GreenBuilder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. for kicking off our series on Windows and Energy Efficiency!
In this conversation, Matt explains when it’s time to start thin
Heat Pumps and Cold Weather - Q&A / Myth Busting
Some myths take a while to go away… Decades ago, Atlanta Green Builder Matt Hoots would likely have agreed that heat strips were often needed to help heat pumps keep up with heat