Articles & Publications
Steve has authored numerous articles featured in various periodicals, some of which include:
Builder Magazine
- Fine Home Building
- Custom Builder
- Popular Science
- Professional Builder
- Journal of Light Construction
- Coastal Contractor
- Smart Home Owner
- Lumberman's Journal
Steve's Articles & Books
- Real World ZNE, A Guidebook to Zero Energy Homes - California Energy Commission
- A Guidebook to Best Practices for Home Energy Retrofits - California Energy Commission
- Continuous Insulation: Preventing Failures - Journal of Light Construction
- Reducing Drywall Call-Backs - Builder Magazine
- Exterior Insulation: Problems & Solutions - Builder Magazine
- Practical Air Sealing: Getting to 3 ACH - Builder Magazine
- Energy Star Evolves - Green Builder Magazine
- Perfect Glass: Moisture-Free Windows - Green Builder Magazine
- Solar Power for Your Home - A Consumer's Guide - LSU Ag Center
- Best Building Envelopes - Retrofit
- Measure Guidelines: Pool Pumps - US Department of Energy: Build America
- Building Enclosure Design Cross Laminated Timber - CLT Handbook Chapter 10
- Reducing Moisture Problems - Journal of RCI - Interface
- Builder's Guide to Windows - Journal Light Construction
- Housewrap Errors - Exterior Contractor
- Chapter10: Tips and Traps for Replacing Windows - Book by the California Energy Commission
- New Solutions for Melting Vinyl Siding - LBM Journal
- MPG Ratings for Homes: DOE's E-Scale - LBM Journal
- How to Avoid "Greenwashing" - LBM Journal
- Cost-Effective Green Building - LBM Journal
- Condensation on Windows - LBM Journal
- Weatherproofing and Synthetic Stone Veneers - Green Builder Magazine
- Seal Ducts; Save Energy - Green Builder Magazine
- The Role of Radiant Barriers - Green Builder Magazine
- Secret Energy Hog: Pools - Green Builder Magazine
- Hybrid Insulation Systems - Green Builder Magazine
- Flash Points - Green Builder Magazine
- Smart Scale: DOE's E-Scale - Green Builder Magazine
- The Causes of Condensation - Coastal Contractor
- Common Callbacks - Coastal Contractor
- Insulation That Works: Closed-Cell Spray Foam - Coastal Contractor
- Air Leaks: Hidden Moisture Movers - Coastal Contractor