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Thoughts on Prime Membership
After a Specified Time, I Think Green Building Advisor Prime Articles Should Be Open to the General Viewing Public While I certainly understand that the authors of the Prime articles…
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Insulating a Workshop with Cinder Block / CMU Walls
Apologies in advanced for my naivety. Background info: Climate Zone 4a. Cinder block / CMU Building 12" TJI flat roof 1:12 Pitch. Membrane is applied directly to roof deck (cold…
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Experience with Sierra Pacific Triple-Pane Windows and Doors
Anyone have experience with Sierra Pacific's triple pane windows and doors? Happy with the opening mechanisms, air seal & water management? We are considering them for an upcoming project but…
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Code Allowance for Reduced Snow Load
Any of you snow country folks know if there are any code allowances to reduce the snow load based on roof pitch and/or material? As in snow sliding off. In…
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Air-Sealing Block Walls from the Exterior
Hi - we have a commercial building in PA and one section of the building has single-block walls that have never been sealed on two of the sides (the public…
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Drainage Design for 34″ Tall Monolithic FPSF Slab in a Problematic Spot
I am not quite sure what to do for drainage on this side of my small addition. Please take a look at my attached picture. Mono "slab" walls are 34"…
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Leave exterior rock wool uncovered for a few weeks?
Has anyone had experience leaving exterior rockwool uncovered during construction delays. There's rain in the forecast and lows in the mid 40s, but I don't think freeze thaw will come…
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One Tiny House, Two Sub Panels
Hey there. Question that might be a little weird: so we went with electric oven (.04 cents per kWh and deal on oven made it too good to pass up),…
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Cedar shingling a wall–vertical trim water concerns?
Hi there.I am going to do some individual cedar shingle siding areas that will abut trim. With Hardie, you caulk the seam. But with cedar shingles? I'm at a loss.…
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Will foam injected between doubled I-Joists be damaged? Alternatives?
My 14' x 20' addition has just been framed and sheathed. I noticed that they doubled up two I-joists for the floor span, with the pairs of joists separated by…