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Good day Green Building World, I come to you with a building question from the esteemed four seasons of climate zone 6A. My question is such: I’m residing my house and adding 2″ of continuous Timber HP wood fiber insulation over Blueskin VP100 with a 1×3 rain screen and LP Smartside siding. I’m replacing a […]

Climate zone 4A — 1960’s construction basement walkout – above grade exterior wallsI have a 2 wythe masonry wall in my walk-out basement. the outer wythe is full brick and inner wythe is CMU. I have no water-infiltration issues.  I have air sealed the interior face of block wall with Henry 17MR which gives me a […]

Green Building Blog Part 4 of a series on a Kansas home built from reclaimed materials examines how a high-performance enclosure reshaped the project’s mechanical design By Murrye Bernard | September 9, 2026 This is part 4 of a series on a Kansas house built from reclaimed components. You can read the first part, an […]

My question is about the suitability for 3/4″ maple or similar plywood for the interior cladding of the exterior walls for a cabin in climate zone 7.   No walls require drywall for fire code related reasons.  I would like to do plywood to add stability (high winds exposure), because I enjoy it more than […]

I have a lower garage with a 10′ overhead door. 19.5′ wide by 34.67′ deep (676 SF). 3 sides are concrete, overhead door side is framed / drywall. I want to finish the area and ultimately create storage in the back and a woodshop in the front (no additional interior framing). Intend to frame concrete […]

Hydrogen Storage System Uses Remote Telemetry for Control A containerized energy storage system integrates Ovarro remote telemetry units to monitor and control clean power for off-grid operations. By Jesse Jacobs September 09, 2026 A containerized renewable energy storage framework has incorporated advanced remote control capabilities to expand clean power deployment across off-grid infrastructure. Engineers at […]

AI Power Demands Push Data Centers Toward Clean Energy Innovation Surging electricity needs are forcing data centers to rethink grid infrastructure and invest in cleaner energy solutions. By Jesse Jacobs September 08, 2026 Rapidly expanding artificial intelligence technology is straining electrical infrastructure across the United States, driving data centers to seek novel energy generation and […]

Clean Power Capacity Jumps 45% Solar, wind and battery storage projects drove a record-setting quarter as the U.S. clean energy development pipeline continued to expand. By Chelsey Arries September 08, 2026 Developers added a record 17.1 gigawatts of utility-scale clean power capacity in the second quarter, a 45% increase from the same period in 2025, […]

Q&A Spotlight A newly renovated home stays cool, but summer humidity is much too high. What’s going wrong? By Chuck Bickford | September 7, 2026 Summer brings high outdoor moisture levels to much of eastern North America. In some places—particularly along the Gulf Coast—high dew points can make stepping outdoors feel like having a wet […]

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