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QUESTION: How do you feel the adoption of an energy code will affect the future of professional lighting design?
QUESTION: As of July 15, 2004, all states must certify that they have established energy codes that meet or exceed ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999, or clarify why they cannot comply. The new code requirements impose stricter power allowances for most spaces, which many argue will hamper the creative...
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Locating vents away from soffits, top-down roofing, wormdrive saws, building paper recommendation, ASHRAE 62.2
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New ventilation standard, economics of OSB prices, ICFs resist test blasts, after the California fires, green building products
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Harvard remodeling report analyzed, up-to-the-minute satellite weather for contractors, buildings damaged by swelling coal ash, questions about masonry wall strength, older U.S. homes too leaky, skid-steer accidents, California demands lower-VOC paint
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Most crawlspaces should be carefully sealed, not ventilated. In many areas, however, the codes are still catching up with best practice.
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Coping with the labor shortage, water heater failures, higher fly ash content in concrete, new home ventilation standard
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Home Depot targets high-end remodeling, Minnesota passes mechanical ventilation regs, fluorescents that fit, nail gun accident, EIFS policy change, DeWalt tool recall
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Heatway & Goodyear square off in radiant tubing failure, L-P adds money to siding settlement, Senergy leaves EIFS group, dangers of fluorescent lamps, wood stoves & Y2K, mold lawsuits in Calif., benefits of insulating attics
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Urban building boom under way, sick building study, EIFS manufacturer not liable for failures
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To avoid callbacks, many hvac subs size air conditioners using methods that inflate the cooling load. The result is an oversized unit that cools the air, but operates inefficiently and does a poor job of reducing indoor humidity. Three energy engineers explain how to achieve proper cooling without...