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Wacky Weds; the shortest distance between two points is a 180?

This one comes to us courtesy of John Nicholas of Efficient Energy Savers Any guesses on how well that bathroom exhaust fan will work as shown… or the fix? Getting the details right: Bathroom Exhaust Venting Tweet

Estimating 101 – Trust but Verify

If there is one thing that throws many new construction companies for a loop (and even some more established companies), it is estimating. Just last week on one of the forums an owner was asking; who should eat this cost? The issue, he dropped a set of plans off for his supplier to estimate not […]

Construction Defects: An Owner’s Perspective

This week I would like to welcome Mr. Christopher Hill whom I have had the pleasure of meeting via Twitter approx. 4 years ago. I have always been impressed by Chris’s take and advice on legal and policy issues that affect construction professionals, especially as it relates to “green” building. This was ratcheted up a […]

RRP Refresher Training (Alabama)

This week I had the “pleasure” of attending one of the first “refresher” training courses for the RRP. Ah but wait, per the EPA one shouldn’t need to take a refresher course until 2015 (based on the extension given to those that completed training before April 22nd 2010). Well, welcome to the State of Alabama […]

BS4D: 10 simple rules to remember

Whether you are tradesmen, builder, architect, designer, or… there are a few simple rules that if you remember & apply will help keep you out of trouble not only now, but well into the future… Hot moves to cold Wet moves to dry Everything expands & contracts Water is like Murphy’s law & it wants […]

BS4D: The truth behind a watched pot never…

While “a watched pot never boils” has been proven to be incorrect, did you know there is an interesting phenomenon that makes that perception feel like reality?  How about water can be at 32° F and still not be frozen? Well lets introduce you to two interesting terms; latent & sensible heat and see how […]

Notes from the Field: A tale of two reports & getting your money’s worth

Infrared Thermography is a very interesting field and if variety is the spice of life, who can argue with spending one day in the mechanical rooms of a hospital and the next seeing everything that goes into making a helicopter simulator work? From lumberyards to newspapers with a sprinkling of manufacturing facilities mixed in; it […]

Wacky Weds; I wonder why the bathroom still stinks

This is not what LEED meant when they said to reduce waste… In order for the fan to work optimally the line must be as straight & short as possible. (See I was good & didn’t say one word about the overcuts & how hard that was going to be to air-seal) For more on […]