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Blue Hawaii[1]Hawaii is a magnificent place – except if you want to build there. Huh? What’s so difficult about building on islands in the middle of the Pacific? Check out Photograph 1. Waikiki… Read More
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It’s pretty easy to deal with new basements. They are not hard to insulate. The majority of them do not leak or smell and the buildings on top of them are generally not rotting.1 If you want a… Read More
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I did a bunch of wood foundations in the early 1980’s. Time of Blondie, Kim Carnes and the Police. I learned a great deal…some good…. some bad. The bad taught me a lot of things to avoid. At the… Read More
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Water causes enough trouble by itself, but when we add salt we go to a whole different level, especially where porous materials are concerned. What is the deal with porous materials? Simple, porous… Read More
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Here is a pop quiz for you folks that are bored of Jeopardy. California is desert. Florida is a swamp. We build concrete slab-on-grade in both places. Which place has more slab moisture problems? Yes… Read More
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Water comes in four forms: solid, liquid, vapor and adsorbed. All four forms can cause grief to building owners, designers and contractors. When water causes building problems investigating and… Read More
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Buildings used to be constructed over cellars. Cellars were dank, dark places where coal was stored. People never intended to live in cellars. Now we have things called basements that have pool… Read More
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Moisture accumulates when the rate of moisture entry into an assembly exceeds the rate of moisture removal. When moisture accumulation exceeds the ability of the assembly materials to store the… Read More
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BA-1502: Measure Guideline: Three High Performance Mineral Fiber Insulation Board Retrofit Solutions
This Measure Guideline describes a high performance enclosure retrofit package that uses mineral fiber insulating sheathing. It describes retrofit assembly and details for wood frame roof and walls… Read More
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Basements can account for up to one quarter of the typical energy consumption in a house. Therefore, insulating foundations is a critical measure for achieving high performance buildings. However,… Read More
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