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How to Air Seal the Garage

Builders know that good air sealing makes a home more comfortable and energy efficient, but with an attached garage it also serves an import...

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Taking Advantage of Incentives Through Weatherization

In late 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022—the largest bill in U.S. history to combat climate change. In...

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OSHA's Preliminary List of 2023's Most Frequently Violated Standards

Work-related injuries are not uncommon. In 2021, a US worker died every 101 minutes from a work-related injury, according to OSHA. Of those...

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Setting Steel Beams

Placing an W-beam (ie, wide-flange steel beams) is no easy task, but you wouldn't know that by watching the NEWLOOK team.

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Making Sure that Doors Are Water Tight

Manufacturers have worked hard to encourage proper door flashing, with more installer instruction, better peel-and-stick products, and...

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Steel On Concrete: Making Sure Everything Fits Right

In the latest update from the NEWLOOK Experience Home, we hear from builder Michael Freiburger about some of the difficulties of accurately...

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Tips for Choosing the Right Housewrap

When water gets behind exterior cladding—as it inevitably will—it should always encounter a weather-resistive barrier to protect the...

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How the Zero Energy Ready Home Update Emphasizes Resilience and Decarbonization

ZERH Single Family Version 2, released in December 2022, aims to boost the efficiency and performance of this building type even more

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Leave Gaps Everywhere

The last edition of this column addressed drywall cracks caused by movement of a home’s framing members due to changes in temperature and...

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A Guide for Building Proper Party Walls

Inspections ensure that party walls between townhome units meet fire code requirements. However, inspectors do find violations on some jobs,...

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TROUBLE-FREE STUCCO OVERHANGS

With many types of cladding, the intersections of walls and horizontal surfaces like soffits or penetrations such as window or garage door...

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Net Positive Construction: The Way Forward in Green Building

What it takes to build and remodel homes, from the materials to the methods, has often meant a strain on the environment. But according to these net positive builders, it doesn't have to any longer.

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Flash Fascia Returns Properly

Whenever wood fascia terminates into a wall (what’s commonly called a “fascia return”), it should be regarded as a penetration in the...

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WATERPROOFING SHOWER SEATS

If you take one thing away from this column, it should be that you really need to pay attention to shower seats—that is, if you want to...

How to Air Seal the Garage

Taking Advantage of Incentives Through Weatherization

OSHA's Preliminary List of 2023's Most Frequently Violated Standards

Setting Steel Beams

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features