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New code requires single-family homes to reach one of eight point thresholds based on house and lot size. Woodbridge, Va., home builds on company’s existing High Performance Home standard with tankless water heating, high-performance HVAC, and other features.
When selecting insulation, you not only need to look at R-value, but also at these materials’ relationship with the rest of the building envelope. Though the fundamentals of building science are unchanging, new products and evolving best practices allow insulation to play an increasingly important role in whole-house system design.
The Treehouse project reaches new heights utilizing passive solar design, smart product choices, and utility incentives.
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