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Raised-Heel Trusses Make Better Enclosures
This is another easy advanced framing technique for every home with roof trusses
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Using Total Effective Length in Duct Design
For air flow purposes, a duct system is often much longer than it appears
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Pete’s Puzzle: Mold on Painted Clapboards is Food for Thought
There is mold on the factory-primed, latex top-coated wood clapboards on the south but not the north side of our house
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Air Sealing the Ceiling Joists in an Attached Garage
A little forethought makes it a lot easier
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Combining Sheathing With a WRB and Air Barrier
How well do Zip and ForceField sheathing integrate a structural panel with bulk water and air management?
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Climate Change Is Just a Theory
And it was started by a Frenchman in 1827
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Is Compressed Fiberglass Insulation Really a Problem?
Or is this just another myth in the world of building science?
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Heating Degree Days Drop Again in 2017
It’s not happening everywhere, but Atlanta, Aspen, and other places saw the downward trend of HDD continue
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Installing Basement Waterproofing from the ‘Negative’ Side
Of course the best way to waterproof any below-grade assembly is from the exterior — but what if you have to work from the interior?
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Three Easy and Essential Advanced Framing Techniques
Stick-built homes that don’t use these techniques are missing an easy opportunity to save energy and cut construction costs