BS* + Beer
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The BS* + Beer Show: The Intersection of Preservation and Performance
In the quest to save old houses, do we need to sacrifice high performance? To achieve high performance, do we need to demote fine craftsmanship? Is it possible to build for efficiencies and beauty?
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The BS* + Beer Show: All About Kitchen Ventilation
Choosing the right size range hood and using it well are the first part of protecting indoor air quality from cooking-related pollutants. Adequate make up air completes the system.
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The BS* + Beer Show: Open Building Systems with Tedd Benson
The pioneer of modern timber framing shows how we can build homes to last 500 years by disentangling the structure from partitions, mechanicals, and other "stuff"
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The BS* + Beer Show: Windows Part II – Installation Details
A couple weeks ago we discussed windows and concluded that even the best windows are only as good as their installation. That's where we picked up in this episode.
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The BS* + Beer Show: The State of the Industry
An all-star panel offers insights into the past, present, and potentially bright future of the building industry, at least if we heed their advice
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The BS* + Beer Show: The Wondrous World of Windows
A conversation with industry insiders about window performance ratings, operation types, engineering, frame materials, and more
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The BS* + Beer Show: Inside the Wingnut Testing Facility (WTF)
A look at how Peter Yost and Dave Gauthier have tested flashing- and air-sealing tapes and why you should be doing your own Wingnut Testing
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The BS* + Beer Show: Pushing for the Win
In this special Independence Day episode we opened the discussion to the community and asked, how are you meeting the challenge of building better?
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The BS* + Beer Show: All About Advanced Framing
When we use less lumber in our walls we are not only saving a resource, and some money, we're creating more space for insulation
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The BS* + Beer Show: A Deep Dive Into Dehumidification
The swath of the US where dedicated dehumidification is needed is probably bigger than you think (and growing)
