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Product Guide Residential battery systems are rapidly gaining popularity as homeowners look for backup power, energy savings, and resilience during outages. Here’s an overview of the different types on the market. By Karuna Eberl | March 25, 2026 Image Credit: Briggs and Stratton Note: This is part one of a four-part series. Part two will […]
I am retrofitting an ERV in my finished home and I need advice on where to locate exhaust air (i.e. intake) registers in my kitchen. This is an exhaust ducted system with 3-in Zehnder ComfoFlex exhaust ducts running up a partition wall cavity from the lower level, behind my refrigerator. Given the obvious constraints of […]
Policy Watch A Senate-approved bipartisan housing bill and a proposal to make home-building materials tariff-exempt are making the rounds. By Justin R. Wolf | March 24, 2026 Image: Randy Williams The question of how to solve America’s housing crisis has long befuddled market experts and armchair economists alike, including yours truly. (I’m in the latter […]
I want an awning to allow sun in during the winter and block it during the summer. Is there an online calculator where I can put in my latitude and longitude and it will tell me the length and degree at which to building an awning for my windows? I assume the height of the […]
We are having a pole building built to use as a detached garage. Central WI and our contractor plans to wrap the wood beam exterior with Kimberly Clark house wrap (stapled and seams taped), then screw the 3’ wide corrugated sheets over that. We plan to keep the interior uninsulated for now, but want the […]