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Production builders will go where the demand is. We need to “sell” to buyers who will demand them. I’ve built at least two homes for fairly right wing clients who don’t believe in Climate Change and have no interest in Solar Panels, but they are interested in having lower costs. Eventually they’ll realize ...

Over the past thirteen years since getting my Passive House certification, I’ve built around twenty new homes and remodeled several in northern New England. I’ve never built a Passive House, but like hundreds of other builders around the country, I’ve used the PH methods to build what in Maine they call ...

OK, thanks! I didn't know perforated radiant barriers existed; thanks for the correction. I work in the northeast & don't generally use them. ------------------------------ Bob Irving Builder/Architect RH Irving Homebuilders rhirving@tds.net ------------------------------

Never put a moisture barrier on top of your insulation!!! Moist air escaping from the house will condense on that film and soak your insulation, eventually creating a mold farm. A moisture barrier is not a bad thing in the right spot; on top of insulation is absolutely the worst spot for it. ------ ...

I agree and congratulate Joe for his Net Zero home. The one thing that needs to change with future homes is to mostly eliminate closed cell spray foam which is an extremely high emitter of greenhouses gases. Most of every home can be well insulated with rock wool or dense packed cellulose. We use expanded ...

William: I'm a builder of NZR homes in New Hampshire (we no longer have tours) and I wanted to comment on Republicans not being interested. Most of my clients have not been on the Right, but I've built for a couple of people who specifically wanted to lower their cost of living (in at least one case ...