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4 Tips For Energy-Efficient Temperature Control in a Tiny Home

8:59 am in Design & Architecture, energy efficiency, insulation, interiors, lifeedited, materials by TreeHugger

lifeedited-banner.jpgLifeEdited Apartment Living Room View rendering Temperature regulation is key in the tiny home. Rendering via LIfeEdited. Thermal regulation: It's the short way to describe systems in houses that help occupants stay cool in summer and warm in winter. While with new construction of passive, low-carbon-footprint homes there are lots of ways to do thermal regulation in an eco-friendly fashion, in TreeHugger founder Graham Hill's 420-square-foo...Read the full story on TreeHugger

What’s The Greenest Insulation? It’s Getting Harder To Decide Every Day

1:18 pm in green building, insulation, materials by TreeHugger

green insulation image Screen shot from Youtube video What's wrong with this picture? It is in a video promoting Ultra-touch denim insulation, showing an installer pushing a full-size batt into an irregular cavity. Either the insulation isn't going to work because it is compressed or it is going to pop the drywall right off the wall. The installer also isn't wearing a mask, even though the company's material safety data sheet recommends an OSHA approved air mask. (the stuff is vermin-proofed with borax). It is just one of the problems thatRead the full story on TreeHugger