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Triangle Tube Prestige Excellence vs. Greenstar Combi 151
Hello everyone, We are building a new home in Vermont, so very cold weather. The builder gave us a choice of either the Triangle Tube Prestige Excellence or the Bosch…
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Basement insulation
I live in a century old brick basement wall house (above grade 2x4/siding/plaster and lath) and have been thinking about insulating the basement when i have money someday. I read…
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All Links Blocked in Q & A?
I was trying to help answer a question, and the spam filter blocked my link, which ironically was a discussion here on GBA
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Zone 5 Envelope Enclosure / Parallel Chord Truss
I'm will be building a home this summer / fall and have started working out the details for my build. I'm in zone 5, BC, Canada, and intend to build…
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Thermal separation of sealed crawlspace from room above. Do I need air sealing?
I have posted this before, but I think it got lost during one of the site maintenance periods, since I can't find it. 2/3 of my house is over full…
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Makeup air in all electric home?
I have read a lot of blogs and questions that, quite reasonably, recommend makeup air for kitchen exhaust fans in tight homes. The use of these fans can cause backdrafting…
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Are tubular skylights / Solatubes thermal chimneys in a house?
My house design has a long E-W axis in order to exploit Southern exposure and this creates a middle of the house, mostly hallways/foyer, which have no window exposure. A…
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Polystyrene over vapor barrier?
I'm in the process of finishing the inside of my new pole building.... Currently, between the 8' on center columns there is batt insulation installed with a vapor barrier to…
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HVAC prior to spray foam?
I was under the assumption that one would FIRST spray foam the underside of the roof and then install the HVAC duct work, not the other way around. Ran into…
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Designing a Passive House
Hi all, my company has been chosen to design and build a certified Passive House in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. We have pretty much been given carte blanche…