Navigating Green Building Guidelines Part I: LEED® for Homes Guidelines
- By Noreen Adler
- Published 02/20/2008
- Unrated
"Green" building is becoming mainstream. Faced with escalating energy costs, increased awareness of the depletion of our natural resources, and the ill-effects of poor indoor air quality, a movement is growing among building industry professionals and homeowners to approach residential construction with a primary view toward energy conservation, alternative energy generation, and the employment of sustainable, non-toxic materials. This is the first Article of a multi-Article series summarizing the various quidelines currently in the marketplace and analyzing how they can be applied in the context of the renovation of a brownstone or other urban townhouse.
Insulation and the Building Envelope: Controlling Heat Loss and Gain
- By Staff Writer
- Published 05/21/2008
- Unrated
Save energy and lower your utility bills. Learn the basics of heat gain and loss, and how to prevent it.

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