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Recirc loop insulation
Space constraints are driving me towards a gas tankless water heater. I'm looking at the Rinnai RSC160in b/c it's on a big sale, plus I could get rebates, and thinking…
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What is the general opinion of Carbon Capacitance in Concrete?
I'm an ICF builder in the Northeast, and I've been researching the development of carbon capacitance energy storage in concrete structures as outlined by an ongoing study by MIT. As…
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Roofing Nails
When installing a new roof or a roof replacement, gathering enough materials is one of the most important steps.
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Cathedral – Diffusion – Airgap
Hello,I have cathedral ceiling in two bedrooms and I want to make it unvented with diffusion port, I don’t want to do spray foam. Would the following arrangement work? I…
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Metal Building vs Wood, climate zone 4
Looking at building a shop that will be conditioned. I know metal is quicker to assemble but since it will need to be air sealed and insulated would a wood…
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Climate Zone 7, Spray Contractor Says 3 Inches of Closed Cell is all You Need and Nothing Else.
I’m building in Colorado at 11,000 feet, Climate zone 7, approximately 10,500 heating degree days per year, design temperature of -14 and 81. While we do have building codes with…
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Durable wall assembly?
I am in discussions with a modular factory home builder in my area. Climate zone 7a. I would like to achieve a net zero ready envelope following the Pretty Good…
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Converting attic to bedroom – Insulation and Venting Questions for Ceiling and Floor
Greetings. I'm Spillers, a new member here and had a question about insulation.I'm in a 1929-built craftsman home in climate zone 3A (Warm-Humid) and desire to enclose the attic to…
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Double Wythe ICF
Anyone ever thought through the possibility of a double wythe ICF as an alternative to a concrete sandwich? E.g., two of the Nudura One blocks back to back?
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How to properly use the insulation when I already have house wrap installed.
I have a house framed, taped, and wrapped with Tyvek Commercial D at 8500 ft in Colorado zone 5a. I am about to install the windows. My problem is that…