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Build Podcast: Performance on a Budget
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On this episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt and Jake go deep into building high-performance homes on a reasonable budget.
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On this episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt and Jake go deep into building high-performance homes on a reasonable budget.
They talk about passive, net-zero, and net-plus homes and define their equation for a “really well-built house” (durability + health & comfort + efficiency) and what that means.
They share the importance of the decision-making process when that should happen, and how that feeds into the well-built house equation. They also discuss material choices, insulation, framing, and HVAC’s role in the math of building science and budgets.
Listen in to learn if there’s a building science silver bullet and some of the trade-offs you can make for a really well-built home.
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