building science

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  Active House Enters Testing Phase

  Ultra-efficient and healthy home to be monitored for a year post-occupancy.

   
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  Win Tickets for the AIA Austin Integrated Design Workshop with John Boecker

  Answer Austin architecture trivia to win tickets to the "Integrated Design for Achieving Maximum Building Performance" workshop on May 9 and a chance for tickets to the AIA Austin 2013 Homes Tour.

   
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  Modular Home Overcomes Factory-Built Design Limitations

  This ultra-insulated modern home pushes the design limits of prefab construction.

   
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  Philadelphia Gets Its First Passive House-Certified Homes

  Opening next month, the Stables net-zero-energy townhomes will be the city's first residential Passive House project.

   
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  Dollars for Density

  Strategies for growth and wellbeing.

   
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  Sunny Sitting Areas for Every Climate

  Natural daylighting, passive heating, cross-ventilation, and generating a beautiful backdrop are some of the advantages generated by concentrating glazing to form a sunny sitting area. All of that, plus the perfect place for a cat nap.

   
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  Structuring Resilience

  We ignore the facts at our peril.

   
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  Construction Systems That Fix Themselves, For Better or Worse

  Self-repairing materials can lead to lighter, longer-lasting building components. But does less always mean more?

   
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  Research in Motion

  Advancing building performance.

   
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  10 Top Design Trends of 2012

  There was a lot to love in this year's home designs, but here are the design trends that matter most.