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What about installing a cooktop downdraft vent/ducting in a slab?
I have installed two cook top downdraft vent/ducting systems with great success but never in a slab. In this case the duct would be embedded in the concrete slab with…
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The costs of PH consultants, rights to submit building plans
In Upstate NY plans over 1500 sqft need to be submitted by licensed architects or the proper engineer Costs run $250 at the low end to approve already drawn plans…
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Thank You to the Green Building Community!
This is just a quick note of thanks and appreciation to the folks who make up the Green Building Industry. People contact the Small Planet Workshop in many ways .…
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Humidifier with a flash-and-batt house?
Hello. We are building a house in Virginia and the construction of the exterior wall is: Hardiplank, Tyvek, OSB, 1 inch closed cell spray foam, kraft faced R19 batt, and…
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Preferred home characteristics for auditors/retrofitters?
Hello everyone, This is my first post here at greenbuildingadvisor. I know that auditing companies/retrofitters will often screen homes with surveys, or by collecting publicly available information to determine whether…
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How to approach a contractor?
38' by 39' single storey with a walk out basement 20' by 21' garage. Living in PEI Canada(cold/very cold climate so says the maps)
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Will my generator run a minisplit safely?
My new house will be heated with two minisplit heat pumps. Here in Maine, we have lots of power outages, so we're also putting in a whole house standby generator.…
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Meanwhile at BSC … PHIUS draft standard
Not sure it was linked here ..... But it might interest some of us that missed the hint from PHIUS or PHAUS http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/bareports/ba-1405-draft-climate-specific-passive-building-standards/view?searchterm=passive%20house BA-1405: Climate-Specific Passive Building Standards Draft paper…
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Need help with insulating a gambrel style shed
I have a 14x36 gambrel barn style shed with vinyl siding that is currently being used for storage that I would like to use part (probably half) as office space.…
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Wall assembly with Durisol
We're designing and planning a two story house in North Florida (CZ 2/3 border). The house is currently designed to have the lower story be clad in traditional cementitious stucco…