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Our guests, Chris Briley and Emily Mottram, architects, and Certified Passive House Consultants, are the co-authors of Pretty Good House, A Guide to Creating Better Homes. They explain how ‘the United States has no governing body that regulates toxins in building products.’ According to them, ‘we are at the mercy of the free market to act as the guardians of our health when it comes to our built environment.’
Key Takeaways:
Pretty Good House is a guide to help you think through the critical issues of weather protection, air leakage, insulation and comfort, and vapor control. The book offers a way to consider the home design and building to ensure that all the important questions are answered before breaking ground.
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Our guests, Chris Briley and Emily Mottram, architects, and Certified Passive House Consultants, are the co-authors of Pretty Good House, A Guide to Creating Better Homes. They explain how ‘the United States has no governing body that regulates toxins in building products.’ According to them, ‘we are at the mercy of the free market to act as the guardians of our health when it comes to our built environment.’
Key Takeaways:
Pretty Good House is a guide to help you think through the critical issues of weather protection, air leakage, insulation and comfort, and vapor control. The book offers a way to consider the home design and building to ensure that all the important questions are answered before breaking ground.

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