Building Technology: Fifteen Years of Change

To celebrate JLC's 15th anniversary, we looked back over the sweeping changes that have taken place in our industry since we first opened our doors in mid-1982. What we call "standard building practice" today is actually the result of years of trial and error by builders and remodelers who were looking for better ways to get the job done. This article highlights the products and technologies, culled from JLC back issues, that had the greatest impact on the lives and work of our readers. NOVEMBER JLC 1997 Cellulose insulation was commonly blown into closed wall cavities in the energy retrofits of the '70s and '80s. ParPac developed a way to use it in open framing as well: The