Page 54 - Green Builder Sept-Oct 2020 Issue
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Reflecting Badly






















































                                             Crazy cavities. Behind the mirrors in the master bath, cavities run hot, due to missing insulation and poor
                                             workmanship.
                                                               “You can see why in the end, we decided to

                                                         take the whole house down to the framing and

                                                            rebuild. From a systems perspective, it’s just

                                                                terrible. Eight tons of air conditioning for a

                                                               3,000-square-foot house. At 110 degrees

                                                                 outdoors, the systems can only bring the

                                                                           house down to about 84 degrees.”




                   52  GREEN BUILDER September/October 2020                                               www.greenbuildermedia.com




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