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I've purchased a city lot in Tucson, AZ and plan to build a tight, well insulated home on a concrete slab-on-grade within the next few years. It's a hot, dry climate with 1578 HDD, 3017 CDD, so obviously keeping the house cool is the big concern. I plan on insulating the slab edge, bu...
In this final installment about insulation we’ll take a look at the family of rigid boardstock materials. Unlike fiberous or spray-foam insulation that is installed in wall or ceiling cavities between the studs, rafters, or joists, boardstock insulation is applied either on the interi...
Can the Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle be safely installed on a cathedral ceiling/roof which is insulated below the deck with impermeable closed cell insulation. will this Dow system trap moisture and condensation below it? What about the Certainteed Solar system which is installed dire...
What product is great for daily use on shower walls that are Ceramic tile to reduce soap scum build up and mildew?
I was a kid a long, long time ago. Seems like it was another century ... another millennium even. Wait a minute — it was another millennium! That was back in the day when we used to ride bicycles without helmets, apply mercury to our wounds, move seat belts out of the way (if the car ...
I am building a new house which will be clad in full-thickness natural stone veneer. A stoop slab just outside the front door will be poured on top of a cold room that's part of the foundation. My concrete contractor, of course, wants to pour the slab right against the rim joist. That...
If you are ever suffering from insomnia, call me, and I will tell you all I learned about WUFI-Passive. It is the blessing (or curse?) of geekdom that led Light-emitting diode. Illumination technology that produces light by running electrical current through a semiconductor diode. LED...
I can't verify, but I read sometime recently that there's less embodied energy in buying a CD than in storing it on-line. Which got me to thinking about these monster servers that must be sprouting like mushrooms. I have a vision of us all living in lovely net zero homes, served by ou...
