Cold / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...cold air reaching the insulating layer, and ideally this should also be breathable and water resistant. From personal experience, if there's anything worse than being cold, it's being wet and cold... During a power outage dress in multiple layers for maximum warmth and protection from the cold and wind...  It's also...

...cold climate zones. But even in warm climates such as the southern US states, where homes are primarily being cooled rather than being heated, the right amount of insulation will save you money. Rule #1 for the right amount of home insulation Heat always moves from hot areas to cold areas. Heat movement can never be st...

...cold surfaces to mitigate condensation which is the traditional route to reducing condensation on windows, is that it can also happen when there's simply too much humidity in a home. As noticed most often in the colder months of the year when it meets the cold glass of bedroom windows, as cooling air becomes unable to ...