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Sometimes obvious things are not so obvious. And when you miss them, they can be expensive….and embarrassing. And often the embarrassing is worse than the expense….”that was… Read More
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Concrete slab-on-grade foundations should be easy to insulate…but they are proving not to be easy to insulate. We were here more than a half decade ago (BSI-059: Slab Happy, April 2012)… Read More
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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… 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… 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. … 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. … 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… 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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