Exterior siding/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...SidingInstallation here . Solid woodsidingWoodsidingfitted horizontally © Ecohome Pros of WoodSiding: It makes for a great looking traditional finish to thesiding在一个家。Certainly with FSC woodsiding, extraction & manufacturing can be sustainable, and very little pollution ...

...sidingboards - the perfectexteriorfinish for any Eco-friendly sustainable home design ... The beauty of Shou sugi ban Japanese carbonized wood finish © CDR Studio Architects Shou sugi ban black Japanese carbonized wood finish Bl© Matsu Accoya Designer Studio DB ...

...sidinga chance to drain away harmlessly. The air space betweensidingand sheathing should also allow humid air to escape. In order for both of these actions to take place, whensidingis installed correctly there needs to be a continuous space behindsiding水可以流出，空气可以流动。Commonsidinginst...

...Siding类型和成本:哪个是最好的?How to ChooseSiding? , When to replace old Windows when Renovating or How to installsidingso walls can dry , visit the Green home building guide pages at Ecohome.net, North America's trusted green building website .

...siding© Ecohome Installingsidingdirectly against your weather barrier will greatly reduce the ability of a wall to dry. This isn't very common anymore but it does still happen. Always install strapping to separate thesidingfrom the weather barrier. And a common practice to avoid is installing strapping horizon...

The U.S. Green Building Council and the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning released a landmark report Feb. 29 that describes how green buildings advance resiliency in disasters. “Green Building and Climate Resilience: Understanding Impacts and Preparing for Changing Conditions”...

EcoHome is in the process of building our next demonstration low-energy house , and to do so we have partnered with a company that manufactures frost-protected shallow foundations (slab-on-grade ) that are heated with air rather than liquid. There are many advantages to air-heated radiant floors over hydronic radiant ...

The soil conditions of some building sites are not suitable for a slab-on-grade foundation with a thickened-edge footing without first beginning with extensive and costly soil remediation. Opting for a raft slab in such conditions can be a much cheaper option. A raft slab is a frost-protected shallow foundation, or ...

...exteriorsiding, windows, the list goes on. We have surrounded ourselves with the stuff. So what can we do? Slowly but surely, remove it from your life. Here are some alternatives: Glass shower doors Choosing healthy and durable flooring materials Choosing green kitchen countertops Wood or metalsidingfor ...

...exteriorinsulation Also, if installing a final finish toexteriorwalls over additional wall insulation, see our page on how to installexteriorsidingso walls can dry . Attaching insulation with metal screws Above are a couple of ways to attachexteriorinsulation and maintain the highest possible R value ...

...ExteriorSiding& Finishing of Homes Pros of WoodSiding: It makes for a great looking traditional finish to thesiding在一个家。Certainly with FSC woodsiding, extraction & manufacturing can be sustainable, and very little pollution is generated in production and manufacturing. Wood is abundantly available to us...