Discussion Forum
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Labor to add an attic floor deck
Assuming Stick Frame.... One Story(1600 SF) with a very Simple Roof (similar to illustration below) About how many Man-hours(or labor dollars) to fully deck(with plywood) the top of the ceiling…
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Building Science Study Group
We are currently Brainstorming the Death Star over at JLC http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50548 Concerning the appropriate color.... The current consensus is Black Please Join us... The format is user friendly if you…
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Energy Value Housing Award
I was heading over to this website to vote for my favorite builder from North Carolina.... http://www.nahbrc.com/evha/voting.aspx Of course I took a look at the other entrants and almost concluded…
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Exploring Foreign Building Science
We may have a language problem... http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=german+i+am+sinking&qs=n&docid=1031635927292&mid=4F92367E0679839717444F92367E067983971744&FORM=VIVR38# We have some very good education resources in North America. Building Science Corp has a fantastic website. There are also some very good…
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Passivhaus in the UK
Here is a UK website with some recent interviews with Dr. Wolfgang Feist http://www.aecb.net/feist_videos.php The US version(PHIUS) will have a conference very soon in Urbana, Illinois http://www.passivehouse.us/phiusConference2009/phiusConference2009/Registration_2009.html
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AirTightness without Sprayfoam
I am searching for Airtightness strategies that are achieving 1.5 ACH50 or better. I am also trying to avoid sprayfoam for a variety of reasons. If you are achieving good…
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Holdouts…..Too stubborn to sell
Some extreme cases of building around the holdouts..... http://deputy-dog.com/2009/06/6-extraordinarily-stubborn-nail-houses.html
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OSB on the inside & Uber-Airtight
Pedro... look your OSB is on the inside Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgfgazrrSlw These guys are building Uber-Airtight and Uber-Insulated They are using OSB on the INSIDE as the primary…
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Building Science Podcast
here is a link to some good Building Science Audio ... good humor also http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/building-science So far there have been 2 podcasts posted
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PassivHaus at GBA
GreenBuildingAdvisor is gaining steam. They have added a new community Category for those interested in Discussing Passivhaus Germany and Passive House US http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/qa Edited 6/2/2009 10:37 am by homedesign