BS* + Beer
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The BS* + Beer Show: Scary Building Failures
The Green Police cast warnings about the many things that can go wrong in a building
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The BS* + Beer Show: Finding (or Making) Skilled Tradespeople
A roundtable discussion on ways to make the building industry an attractive career path
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The BS* + Beer Show: Permanent Wood Foundations (PWFs)
Though not a new assembly method, PWFs are a possible solution to a modern-day problem—the heavy use of concrete
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The BS* + Beer Show: Diagnostic Tools
Green building pros Doug Horgan and Randy Williams share insight into some commonly used data-collecting gadgets
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The BS* + Beer Show: Building Codes: Where did they come from? Where should they go?
This episode of the BS* + Beer show includes an energetic overview of the history of building codes delivered by Glenn Mathewson, educator at BuildingCodeCollege.com, who happens to have over…
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The BS* + Beer Show: The New Carbon Architecture
Hear what the authors of this seminal book have to say about the future of green building
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The BS* + Beer Show: HRVs and ERVs
A rundown of the basics and a short walk into the weeds
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The BS* + Beer Show: What About Sealants?
An expert look at a common product type
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The BS* + Beer Show: Deep-Energy Retrofit of an Old Timber-Frame House
Mason Lord, founder of Hudson Valley Preservation, shares a close-up look at what it takes to save a historic home using building science-based methods and products
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The BS* + Beer Show: Siding Options With Sustainability in Mind
Architects Phil Kaplan and Chris Briley point us in the direction of siding materials suitable for green-building projects