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Chris Laumer-Giddens's Blog Posts Tagged 'design' (7)
0.72 ach50 Before Drywall - This Home is already 90% Tighter than Energy Code
Before drywall was installed, I tested the infiltration (air leakage) at the Proud Green Home (PGH) at Serenbe,…
Added by Chris Laumer-Giddens on April 15, 2013 at 7:30am — 1 Comment
Designing A Perfect Residential Wall - Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia has a reputation for getting pretty darn hot, but it can also get pretty dang cold (No snickering from you Northerners, please!). Believe it or not, Atlantans use more energy to heat their homes than they do to cool them. The design temperature set by …
Added by Chris Laumer-Giddens on March 6, 2013 at 11:30am — No Comments
14 Design Don’ts for High Performance Homes
Added by Chris Laumer-Giddens on February 14, 2013 at 7:30am — 8 Comments
Why Don't Architects and Interior Designers Care About HVAC Systems?
GUILTY! Once upon a time, I would have scoffed at mechanical engineers and contractors if they'd ask me, as the design architect, for a bigger room to put the HVAC (heating and air conditioning) equipment in.
"Are you crazy? And give up valuable storage space???"
They might have also ask me for dropped soffits and vertical chases to run the ductwork through. To which I would reply:
"What?!?! That's not consistent with my innovative and beautiful design! The…
ContinueAdded by Chris Laumer-Giddens on December 13, 2012 at 7:54am — 2 Comments
Part II: Designing for High Performance, Controlling Heat Flow in Slab-On-Grade
In Part I of this series on designing for high performance, we discussed the control…
ContinueAdded by Chris Laumer-Giddens on August 15, 2012 at 3:15am — No Comments
Designing for High Performance: Slab-On-Grade, Part I – Controlling Moisture Flow
We’re just a few weeks away from a computer generated, self-guided interactive virtual tour of the Serenbe Residence near Atlanta, Georgia (Climate Zone 3a). We’re using REVIT software to generate the 3D model, then …
ContinueAdded by Chris Laumer-Giddens on August 13, 2012 at 4:00am — 6 Comments
A Green Home - It's Just Good Design
What makes a Green Home green? Is it the bamboo floors? Maybe it’s the low-e windows or the extra insulation in the walls? What about a high efficiency heating and cooling system? Or maybe it's a plaque by your front door that says, “I'm Green!”?
How about all of the above and then…
ContinueAdded by Chris Laumer-Giddens on April 11, 2011 at 8:02am — No Comments
Latest Blog Posts
- 0.72 ach50 Before Drywall - This Home is already 90% Tighter than Energy Code
- Designing A Perfect Residential Wall - Atlanta, Georgia
- 14 Design Don’ts for High Performance Homes
- Why Don't Architects and Interior Designers Care About HVAC Systems?
- Part II: Designing for High Performance, Controlling Heat Flow in Slab-On-Grade
- Designing for High Performance: Slab-On-Grade, Part I – Controlling Moisture Flow
- A Green Home - It's Just Good Design
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- Designing for High Performance: Slab-On-Grade, Part I – Controlling Moisture Flow
- 0.72 ach50 Before Drywall - This Home is already 90% Tighter than Energy Code
- Why Don't Architects and Interior Designers Care About HVAC Systems?
- 14 Design Don’ts for High Performance Homes
- Designing A Perfect Residential Wall - Atlanta, Georgia
- Part II: Designing for High Performance, Controlling Heat Flow in Slab-On-Grade
- A Green Home - It's Just Good Design
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