Ned Nisson

"... per thickness. Compressing an batt will reduce that total R- value but could still give you a higher per inch than a less thick, lower total batt, according to Ned Nisson of ENERGY DESIGN UPDATE magazine. There are new batts now available, however, that are manufactured to achieve higher per inch. For example, there is an high density fiberglass batt that ..."

"... Canada, where it is a technology, and its slower but steady advance in the United States, ls in a couple of recent and fascinating books: ??The Home Book," by Ned Nisson and Gautam Dutt ($19.95 softcover in bookstores or by mail from John Wiley Sons, 605 Third Ave., New York, 10158), and "Coming ln From the Cold; Housing in Sweden," by ..."

"... sealed in a similar manner. Vapor barriers okay for homes Do I need a vapor or moisture barrier in the walls of my energy efficient new home? According to Ned Nisson, editor of ENERGY DESIGN UPDATE, using the vapor/ moisture barrier is an O K. way to build in the humid South, but not the only way. For the walls, consider ..."

"... in coming years. But caution ls in order. The reason is that steel framing. in the hands of an unscrupulous or uninformed builder, can be an energy disaster, said Ned Nisson, editor of Energy Design Update, an Arlington, Mass., newsletter on energy efficient housing. "Tite National Research Council of Canada just performed a full 'scale wall test and found that steel ..."