Zero Energy America: Net-Zero Homes
LG Electronics and Marc Rutenberg Homes have teamed together to product the Zero Energy America project of four net-zero homes in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Watch as Teena Hammond, editorial director and associate publisher of ProudGreenHome, talks to Marc Rutenberg on the lanai of the first model home.
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Windstorm Wall Sheathing
Build houses faster, use less material, reduce labor, meet high wind codes and save up to $1000 per house with Windstorm wall sheathing. Visit the Norbord Company Showcase for more information … -
Solarbord Radiant Barrier Sheathing
Solarbord radiant barrier sheathing keeps your home cooler by reflecting up to 97% of radiant energy from the sun. An attic with Solarbord radiant barrier sheathing can be as much as 30ºF cooler … -
Norbord How-To: Wall Sheathing DIY
Learn how to install wall sheathing. In this video, Norbord offers some tips to make wall sheathing installation easier, safer, and more efficient. See Norbord's wall sheathing products, TallWall … -
Advanced framing techniques mean high performance for the Proud Green Home at Serenbe
Luis Imery, builder of the Proud Green Home at Serenbe, gives a tour of some the advanced framing techniques used on the Proud Green Home at Serenbe. This techniques result in less lumber used and … -
Homeslicker channels water on the exterior of the Proud Green Home at Serenbe
Luis Imery, owner of The Imery Group, builder of the Proud Green Home at Serenbe, discusses the use of the HomeSlicker product from Benjamin Obdyke. The product ensures the water goes where it's …
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Ducted mini split heating and cooling from LG for the Proud Green Home at Serenbe
Architect Chris Laumer-Giddens of LG Squared Inc. gives an overview of the heating and air conditioning installation at the Proud Green Home at Serenbe. The ducted mini split system from LG … -
Insulation installation at the Proud Green Home at Serenbe
Let builder Luis Imery take you on a behind-the-drywall tour of the open-cell spray foam insulation that makes the Proud Green Home at Serenbe a high performance home. The insulation was a huge … -
Spray foam insulation at the Proud Green Home at Serenbe
Let builder Luis Imery take you on a behind-the-drywall tour of some the building science in the Proud Green Home at Serenbe. Here technicians apply open-cell spray foam insulation from BASF. Read … -
Proud Green Home at Serenbe 90% tighter than energy code
During the pre-drywall blower door test, The Proud Green Home at Serenbe was found to be about 90 percent tighter than a home built to the 2009 building codes. Read more about the Proud Green Home at … -
Warmboard Installation
See how simple Warmboard radiant heating panels are to install and how the panels can be sawn with a Skilsaw and nailed or screwed directly to your floor joists just like any conventional subfloor …
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Helios Solar Works: State Energy Program
Established in February 2010, and funded by a state grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), formerly the Department of Commerce, and a federal grant from the State Energy … -
Helios Solar Works
Helios Solar Works manufactures high-performance mono-crystalline solar modules (PV panel) for solar electric systems. They use only high-quality components and an advanced, automated manufacturing … -
IBS: Energy-efficient windows
Teena Hammond, editorial director and associate publisher of ProudGreenHome, talks to Marvin Windows about energy efficiency. -
IBS: New top-load, high-effiency GE washer
Teena Hammond, editor of ProudGreenHome, talks to Paul Riley, marketing manager for laundry at GE Appliances, during the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. -
IBS: Leviton
Find out how to swap out an existing electrical outlet with a USB portal. Jay Sherman, of Leviton, talks to Teena Hammond, editorial director and associate publisher of ProudGreenHome, about this …