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Paint and Drywall Moisture Failures Due to Improper Caulking - Prevention, and Solutions

What can can pass through your walls with ease, and cause all kinds of problems, but is not a ghost?  There is more than one possible answer actually, but for this next installment in our “Scary Building Stories,” we’re talking about water vapor.  Due to the damage water vapor can cause, some people might actually...

One Family's Radon Story - Testing and Continuous Monitoring are Key

What is invisible, dangerous, and can occur in both old and new homes, that we also need special equipment to detect?  In this video, Christopher Matos-Rogers of the Matos-Rogers Group talks about radon.  Importantly, he shares his own experience and that of the previous owner of his family’s home as they detected...

Walking and Talking about Fresh Air and Ventilation with Green Building Expert Matt Hoots - and Oliver

Matt Hoots’ dog Oliver was lucky enough to go out on a fun, awesome walk in the fresh air on a beautiful sunny day recently, and Matt of course got to thinking and took the opportunity to share about the value of fresh air, and clean air generally.  They were outside, but Matt was thinking about how we get all this great air inside....

Whole House Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) Explained, by Panasonic

We’d like to thank Ken Nelson at Panasonic for his terrific explanation of how ERVs work and for introducing us to the features and benefits of the Intelli-Balance 200 as well.  Have you been wondering what an ERV is and how it really works, as in, how exactly the water vapor moves around in that enthalpic (or magic)...

Key Humidity Control Concepts by Therma-Stor

Nikki Krueger, Building Science and Business Development Manager at Therma-Stor took the time to introduce the company and also to explain several key dehumidification concepts.  This interview is a great example of how sharing expertise can help everyone down the green building, healthy building, and smart...

Humidity, Hardwoods and Homes - The Building Science Approach to Protecting your Investment (Video)

Proper humidity is critical for building product condition and durability, just as it’s important for human comfort and health.  Do you know the ideal humidity for your hardwood floors and how to manage humidity to protect your investment? Our experts do, and they’re sharing what they know.  We were fortunate to...

Net Energy Optimizer (NEO) - A Commercial Energy Modeling Tool (Video)

The Net Energy Optimizer tool, or NEO, is a web-based energy modeling software tool, designed to provide customized building energy modeling for architects, engineers, product manufacturers, utilities and building owners.  NEO provides fast and validated analyses to inform decision making during design to help construct, maintain,...

The Pre-Construction #1920sMakeoverATL Virtual Reality Green Building Tour is Live!

Announcing the launch of the #1920sMakeoverATL Showhouse Pre-Construction Virtual Reality Tour! Hear the birds sing and the music play, tour the project, and it's like you're THERE, from the comfort of your office or even living room! Visit each room and stop to learn about leading edge materials, products and practices...

Discussing Air Tightness and Blower Door Testing with Corbett Lunsford, Matt Hoots, and Chris Laumer-Giddens (Video)

Follow along in this video as Corbett Lunsford of the Building Performance Workshop talks about air-tightness with Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Inc. and Architect Chris Laumer-Giddens of LG Squared and performs a blower door test to measure air tightness at the #1920sMakeoverATL showhouse.  As part of the #1920sMakeoverATL...

Asbestos Testing at the #1920sMakeoverATL Deep Energy Retrofit Project

In collaboration with Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc., Derek Williams of Bruce Environmental reminds us that asbestos is a serious safety hazard and concern for both workers on site and the eventual homeowners.  Asbestos fiber gets into the air and can cause lung damage, cancer and mesothelioma. Asbestos is not dangerous in a...