Tag Archives: Air Sealing & Insulation

Building Green Homes: Step 9 – Insulation

By SLS | Published: September 28, 2010
demilic-soy-installed-sls-construction-alabama-green-building-wallsIn this series on Looking Back & Looking Forward, we are reviewing a green home we built over 2 years ago, the lessons learned and more importantly, how we can utilize those lessons on future builds. In the past articles, we have covered quite a few topics (listed at the end) and have left off
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Air Sealing: Materials & Methods for sealing common leaks (Part 2)

By SLS | Published: February 19, 2010
In our prior articles on Air Sealing, we covered how to find the leaks inside your house, along with what tools and basic materials required to air seal your house. In this second part of this article, we will be dealing with tips & tricks on how to seal up the air leaks inside your
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Air Sealing: Materials & Methods for sealing common leaks (Part 1)

By SLS | Published: February 18, 2010
In our prior article on Air Sealing, we covered the benefits, the concerns, and how to find the leaks inside your house. In this first part of this article, we will mainly be dealing with the tools, materials and methods required to air seal your house. In the second part of this article, we will
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Air Sealing: Benefits, Concerns, & How-To Find the Leaks

By SLS | Published: February 10, 2010
homeenergyauditsAir can easily leak in and out of a home through cracks, joints between different materials, where holes have been drilled to allow pipes and wire to enter the structure, and many other openings. Some of the popular areas for air leakage is around doors, windows, attic access panels, recessed ceiling lights, electrical outlets, switch
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