This week we have an interesting one that you probably won’t see in the States… This picture comes to us from across the pond from Ireland & is courtesy of Darren O’Gorman of the Target Zero Group. This is from a house that they were performing a Passiv Haus Certification on. Ah yes, what is […]
BS4D: Air Barrier’s
An Air Barrier is technically defined as an item that has been tested to only allow for a certain amount of air to pass or permeate through it. The official standard is that an item should have an air permeance level of less than 0.02 L/(s•m2) @ 75 Pa (0.004 cfm/ft2 @ 1.57 lb/ft2.) In […]
Safety Sunday: Reminder, it only takes a split second
One split second of inattention is all it takes… Just as a friendly reminder, it doesn’t matter how much you know, how safe you normally are, all it takes is one bad call or a split second of inattention & you can find yourself injured. For me I got this nice little reminder on Memorial […]
Wacky Weds; Composite Decking Lawsuits & Issues
Recently some calls out for help have been made on some homeowner / DIY friendly boards about forming a class action lawsuit. The culprit? Why it is some composite decking manufacturers & in particular AZEK, Correct Deck / GAF, TimberTech & Trex. With the exception of AZEK (the start), it appears that most are in […]
My take; Tornados, Storm Shelters & the Codes
The last two weeks we got to see Mother Nature’s furry once again as she rolled across parts of the US & Canada & showed us why Tornado Alley is such an appropriate name. The storms from the 15th were quickly overshadowed by an outbreak that started on the 18th & really grabbed the media’s […]
Wacky Weds; Still Learning
One of my favorite sites for providing some really good content is Green Expo 365 & this last week they held 2 webinars dealing with Indoor Air Quality. Below is the results of one of the polls taken… I got to say I was surprised at the numbers and had to double check the wording to […]
Fixing an Architectural Nightmare
In our last Wacky (semi) Wordless Wednesday piece we had three pictures where we looked at entryway & asked what issues you see, what might you have done differently, or does everything look good to you? Well lets take a closer look at it… As I mentioned, I can easily see why the architect designed it this […]
Wacky Weds; Architectural Nightmare or no
The world would be a lot duller place if it wasn’t for architects. Unfortunately though they sometimes fail to remember that it’s not just the look that they are going for that counts. It is how all the details tie together that results in a house (or building) that not only looks good, but lives […]
Resistance is futile – Conversion Factors
While no one can say those in the “Green” / Energy Efficiency fields march in lock step like the Borg, I couldn’t resist using that line from Star Trek. The reason, well it appears that a big part of the collective is moving towards using kBtu/SF for measuring usage. For more on this aspect & […]
The Home Builders Energy Efficient Tax Credit – an FAQ
UPDATED: The Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (aka EPAct) established a $2000 tax credit for eligible contractors / builders for every new home sold that is certified to meet certain “energy efficiency” standards. While this was initially scheduled to expire at the end of 2007, the tax credit has been extended several times, and […]
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