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Still To Be Decided Podcast Interview With Matt Risinger: Why American Homes Suck
This Youtube podcast is from Matt Ferrell, who also has another Youtube channel called Undecided with Matt Ferrell. Both channels discuss various aspects of energy production, energy systems and products…
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What is this roof construction type?
There is a technique where the building gets framed without overhangs, the WRB gets wrapped continuously around the building, then a roof is built on top of all that.What is…
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Rim joist exterior flashing for concrete porch and crawl space sealing / insulating?
Our zone 4A, Central NC home framing is complete and the last thing the framers did was to staple a thick, PVC? coated flashing material to the rim joist and…
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Heating a Tuck-Under Garage
Hello, We have a house with a tuck under garage in climate zone 7. Insulated in walls and ceiling with R-21 fiberglass and polyethylene vapor barrier facing the garage interior.…
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To wrap or not to wrap (pipe)?
Currently, in the process of insulating a 4 foot basement poured concrete foundation wall. Photo below. I am putting rigid foam and then drywall. A few feet down the wall…
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Plate compactor risk to footings?
I need to build up my garage slab base with 57 gravel in my builder says that he does not compact it and has never had an issue. It seems…
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How much worse is running HRV air through central air handler ducting vs. dedicated HRV ducting?
I’ve been quoted an additional $4500 to run stand-alone HRV ducting to/from individual rooms in my 2350 sqft single story home — on top of an already fairly pricey unified/central…
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Trade schools with a green or passive building focus
Hi there,Can anyone recommend a good building / construction trade school in the Los Angeles area? Preferably with a good handle on passive and green tech.ThanksJohn
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How to get air tight around a large bundle of wires (and then some)
New construction, in San Diego, where builders apparently pay little attention to air sealing. I am trying to fix that. We're at the end of framing and electrical/plumbing roughs, etc.,…
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Where should the supply and return ducts be in a separately ducted dehumidifier system?
There’s a lot of ink spilled on this site about dehumidifiers, but little ink spilled on best practices for a dedicated dehumidifier duct system. This might be a nice GBA…