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• ZIP R-System over Masonry Walls

  Hello and happy weekend! Has anyone out there on Green Building Advisor designed or installed a ZIP R-System over an existing masonry wall? We are embarking on a masonry overclad…

• Cutting into Top of Wall to Spray Foam into Cavities

  Hey folks - The saga continues on our home (1914 3 wythe brick in Chicago that was remodeled and sold to us by the builder). The current assembly is: (outside)…

• Choosing Mechanical Ventilation Equipment

  Hi All - If you have followed some of my previous posts, we are pursuing a major exterior retrofit to fix a rehab gone bad by the previous builder/owner. We…

• Zip Sheathing for Exterior Masonry Overclad Retrofit

  Hey Folks - So, I posted a bit about our situation last year. We purchased a home in Chicago, which is a 1914 brick 2 flat, last summer. We bought…

• Fixing a structural brick remodel gone bad

  Hello Everyone -Quick background:My wife and I bought a historic (1914) structural brick home in summer of 2020, that was a full gut rehab/remodel, sold by the builder. The typical…

• When should wet fiberglass insulation be replaced?

  Hi Everyone -I have posted a few times now about what we are experiencing in our home. A quick recap is: we unfortunately purchased a historic brick home that was…

• 更好地理解ing of structural brick retrofit

  Hi everyone -I posted the other week about some serious freezing issues we are encountering on our 3 wythe brick home that was remodeled with kraft face fiberglass batt in…

• Inside face of brick frozen/frosted over in new historic brick remodel

  Hi everyone!I am an architect by training. I mostly practice in the LEED/PHIUS world now on the consulting side. I'm looking for some insight on these discovered house issues.Background: We…

• Having trouble understanding when a major remodel/renovation would need to meet current code

  Hello everyone -My name is Scott. I am a sustainability/PHIUS consultant in Chicago. My wife and I are looking at purchasing a home and I'm trying to determine when a major…

• Mid-construction improvements to a typical builder grade home

  Hi all -My name is Scott. I’m an architect (by training) but work in the sustainability consulting world now. Most my knowledge is big picture stuff so where it comes…