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• IAQ monitors

  Anyone using an IAQ monitor in their home? I'm interested in getting a tabeltop unit to mostly monitor PM2.5 while I use a wood stove for supplemental heat in the…

• 3-Season Porch + Rigid Insulation

  I was working with a homeowner about adding a screened porch onto their house. The plan was to do a hybrid timber frame with a sloped ceiling with exposed rafters…

• FPSF – Superinsulated slab

  I'm finalizing the details on a build I'm starting at the end of the month using a FPSF and super-insulated slab. Project is in climate zone 6B. I previously posted…

• Superinsulated Slabs – Vapor Barrier

  I'm designing a house for a site in Climate Zone 6B with high groundwater (~36-42" below existing grade during seasonal high water) and in an area of typically high radon.…

• Pole barn ceiling

  Climate Zone 6B

• Air-Sealing at Exposed Beams

  I'm currently under construction on a project and wanted to run by my air sealing strategy at some exposed beams by some other minds. The project is a double-stud wall…

• Double-stud walls and air barriers

  I am working on the design of a double-stud wall residence (approx. 12" thick) in climate zone 6b and am currently detailing the air barrier & estimating costs on a…