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To state the obvious…controlling rainwater entry is the single most important factor in the design and construction of durable buildings. Let me repeat….controlling rainwater entry is the single… Read More
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We looked at exterior spray foam previously (BSI-048: “Exterior Spray Foam”, April 2011). Exterior spray foam typically is used in commercial applications. Most residential applications use interior… Read More
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It is pretty weird to dig a big hole and drop a building into it. A one story house with a basement is really a two story house that you dropped into the ground burying one story. Think about it…… Read More
Very Cold, Cold, Mixed-Humid
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First there were the Etruscans. Then there were the Romans. Then there were the Goths. Then there were the Medici. Then Leonardo1and Michelangelo. Tuscany survived the barbarians and the Black… Read More
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A building is an environmental separator. In fundamental terms its function is to “keep the outside out” and the “inside in”. The outside provides “environmental loads” as does the inside. When… Read More
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Personally, I think the most beautiful floors in the world are wood. I like the look. I like the feel. Even Greenies like wood floors because apparently wood grows on trees.1Wood floors have been… Read More
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So what does “net zero” mean anyway? And what is the difference from a “zero energy house”? A zero energy house is “off grid” and makes all the energy it needs on site using renewables. This is not… Read More
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"linings and warmth . . . "1How do you insulate uninsulated masonry buildings on the inside? Carefully. There I go again with the obvious. It is trickier to do it on the inside. But it is often less… Read More
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How hard can it be to insulate a flat sheet of concrete? I mean you only have three choices – on the top, on the bottom, or on the edge. OK, you might have some combination of the three as well.Ah,… Read More
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Double Rubble Toil and Trouble1“When you insulate your basement on the inside, the rubble foundation will freeze apart, and you will get swelling from the freezing soil collapsing the wall, and… Read More
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