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Why Rising Energy Costs Make Smarter Housing a No-Brainer
Timothy Lorang: Jul 29, 2025, 9:36:02 AM
What a recent Ezra Klein episode reveals about cost, permitting, and how to rebuild faster
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Wildfire Resilient Homes: Safe Indoor Air with Passive House Design
Timothy Lorang: Jul 6, 2025, 8:45:33 AM
When a wildfire hits, most people worry about flames. But smoke is often both the immediate killer and the more pervasive, long-lasting...
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Wildfire Resilient Homes: Fireproofing with MgO Panels That Don’t Burn
Timothy Lorang: Jul 6, 2025, 8:43:01 AM
When it comes to wildfires, speed is everything. Fires can jump highways, level homes in minutes, and spread from building to building like dominoes....
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The Land Is There. The Real Question Is How We Build On It
Timothy Lorang: Apr 22, 2025, 3:45:14 AM
The Housing Crisis Isn't Just About Land The United States doesn’t have a land shortage. From booming metro areas in the Mountain West to suburban...
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The 3 Simple Steps to Maximize Energy Efficiency Without Increasing Costs
Tim Sweeney: Apr 3, 2025, 6:57:37 AM
The Way Forward The way we design and construct buildings today will shape the future of our planet.
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Why We Can’t Rebuild the Old Way After the LA Fires
Timothy Lorang: Mar 24, 2025, 2:37:06 PM
LA Is at a Crossroads The wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County this January weren’t just devastating—they were a wake-up call. Thousands of...
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‘Passive House Design’ could be the future of sustainable living
Timothy Lorang: Feb 16, 2024, 10:24:18 AM
After Tim Sweeney after his presentation of "Before It's Too Late," at the Nevada AIA Luncheon, KOLO 8 Reporter Taylor Burke interviewed Tim about...
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Building a More Sustainable Future: A Conversation with the Inventor of Simplus Building System™
Timothy Lorang: Feb 1, 2024, 9:57:46 AM
The exclusive interview by QeCAD with lead architect Tim Sweeney, posted on EINPresswire.com., highlights the Simplus Building System™, a...
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Why Most Uninsulated Concrete Tilt-up Construction should be Prohibited
Tim Sweeney: Jan 5, 2024, 2:00:00 AM
There is more than adequate proof that poorly and uninsulated tilt-up concrete construction is a terrible Loop Hole in the Codes that must be...
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The Rise of Sustainability-Minded Builders: Shaping the Future of Construction
Tim Sweeney: Nov 1, 2023, 9:00:53 PM
Discover how sustainability-minded builders are revolutionizing the construction industry and shaping a greener future with the Simplus Building...
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What do MgO + Passive House™ Panels Really Cost vs Wood Framing?
Tim Sweeney: Sep 12, 2023, 4:00:00 AM
One of the most common questions we hear is “OK, so what will it really cost me?”
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What are "SIPs" and Which Are the "Best" SIPs?
Eduardo Semoto: Jun 23, 2023, 1:56:09 PM
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are factory-fabricated panels that can be used as load bearing walls, floors, roofs, and decks for practically any...