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A mix of building science, advanced products & FREE BEER!
Announcing PHnw 5! The Northwest best mixture of building science presentations mixed with advanced product vendors in ventilation, windows, air barriers, water restive barriers, co2 heat pumps and all of…
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What is the best cold climate basement strategy?
We are building a new home in the Black Hills of South Dakota, about 20 miles south of Rapid City. The floor plan is nearly finished. The home is a…
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Airtightness and mechanical ventilation
What is the limit point, in terms of airtightness, that a residential retrofit needs mechanical ventilation (with heat recovery)?
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Euro style inswing windows & lessons learned
This is kind of an interior design question, but I am wondering what people's experience has been with these inswing windows? Specifically in living rooms and bedrooms wherein the inswing…
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PHPP software level of difficulty
There are a couple consultants in my area with whom I plan to speak and I was wondering if part of the consultant training includes learning this program and how…
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How did you connect the heat pump to the ventilation system?
I am building my own home in central Maine using a double studded wall with 8" of Thermax between the studs. My heating contractor says I can't connect the heat…
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Single Story Passive Homes?
Is it possible to make a viable single story passive home? Most are two-story designs since you can fit more glazing on the south elevation with two floors. The other…
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I need some help (advice on windows)
I'm in the process of building a new house. I am zone 6, I have the house orientated with lots of glazing on the south side.Trying to gain as much…
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Passive Solar & Thermal Mass
On the southern facing rooms having an exposed concrete slab works better for passive solar than a carpet covered floor during winter. Can one have too much exposed interior concrete…
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High-solar-gain windows only on the south side?
HI zone 4/5 border. southern exposure faces ocean. do we need high solar gain (.47 SHGC - ALMOST qualifies for Canada zone C, even) in all windows or just the…