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Green Building Advisor - Wildfire Resilience: Wall-to-Roof Connection
January 28, 2026 - Joshua Salinger
Airtightness at the eaves is critical for durability, comfort, and wildfire resilience. This detail shows how to do it right.
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Green Building Advisor - Wildfire Resilience: Slab-to-Wall Connection
January 21, 2026 - Joshua Salinger
A step-by-step look at how a wildfire-rebuild project achieved airtight, thermally broken, moisture-safe, and ignition-resistant detailing at the slab-to-wall transition
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Green Building Advisor - Wildfire Resilience: Rebuilding After the Fire
January 14, 2026 - Joshua Salinger
After losing their home in a 2020 wildfire, this Oregon couple rebuilt with Passive House performance and wildfire-resilient detailing.
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Green Building Advisor - Resiliency and Affordability—Reduced Cost by Smart Plumbing Design
August 13, 2025 - Joshua Salinger
Designing plumbing systems with an eye on affordable resilience strategies
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Fine Homebuilding Summit 2025
June 06, 2025 - Josh Salinger
Join some of the most experienced and recognized building professionals for two days of presentations, panel discussions, networking, and more!
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Green Building Advisor - Passive House Today
November 18, 2024 - Joshua Salinger
By integrating best practices from the outset, builders can enhance the cost-effectiveness of Passive House design and construction
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Green Building Advisor - Getting Continuous Exterior Insulation Right
July 29, 2024 - Joshua Salinger
From choosing products to their compatibility with other control layers to assemblies that work, take a deep dive into CEI
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Green Building Advisor - Overview of Panelized Construction
January 29, 2024 - Joshua Salinger
A look at the benefits, manufacturing and delivery methods, and potential pitfalls of prefabricated building enclosures
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Green Building Advisor - A Review of the F-150 Lightning
October 16, 2023 - Josh Salinger
Ford's 2023 electric pickup truck comes with some features ideal for a small work crew
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Green Building Advisor - Detailing a Wall-to-Roof Truss Transition
August 09, 2022 - Josh Salinger
An approachable Passive House–level assembly with raised-heel trusses, exterior wood-fiber insulation, and plywood air barrier
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Green Building Advisor - Concrete-Free Slab: Foundation-to-Wall Connection
July 13, 2022 - Josh Salinger
A cost-effective method for detailing the transition from stem wall to wood-framed wall to meet zero-energy goals
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Green Building Advisor - Building a Vaulted High-Performance and Foam-Free Roof Assembly
September 21, 2021 - Joshua Salinger
Josh Salinger shows us how to create more space and vent a roof, and do it all with a reduced environmental footprint.
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Green Building Advisor - Air-Sealing a Net-Zero Assembly
August 06, 2021 - Josh Salinger
Watch builder Josh Salinger describe the methods his team is taking on this ADU to create a healthier, energy-efficient home.
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Green Building Advisor - The Concrete-Free Floating-Plywood Slab Assembly
August 05, 2021 - Joshua Salinger
Watch builder Josh Salinger show how to reduce the environmental impact of a new home by omitting the concrete from the ground-level floors
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