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I am looking at windows and see that there are options for side or tilt load for single hung windows. I'm wondering if there is any performance advantage to one…

I have a hot tub on my back outside patio. Can I empty the water tray from my basement dehumidifier into the hot tub? Thank you,-Stan

Work continues on modernizing my 1973 cape cod in southern NH. Like most houses of this age in our area, the mudsill is not made of pressure treated wood, and…

This is my first post here, and I know very little about building science, so please forgive any idiotic aspects of my question. QUESTION: Does anyone have any experience or thoughts…

Zone 3A  - I've been investigating the feasibility of doing a chainsaw retrofit over-roof on a 1970s ranch-style house and the one thing I have had a fair amount of…

Is it possible to write other members in the GBA community directly?  If so, how?

I'm hoping someone can help answering my question since I have only a basic understanding the stack effect.Would adding mid roof venting (think CorAVent In-Vent) make the stack effect worse…

Hello, I am having an engineered wood floor extended into a few rooms to replace old carpet in a house I recently moved into. I have chemical sensitivities so I’m…

U.S.-based Gensler has unveiled its Gensler Product Sustainability (GPS) Standards v1.0

I'm in climate zone 5a and have 1" of exterior XPS insulation.  My sill plate sits directly on the concrete foundation wall with no capillary break.  I don't have any…

I need to re-roof my mid-century modern home. It has a low-slope roof (1.5:12 pitch). The roof deck is 2x6 T&G, supported by 4x6 rafters, 4' on center. The rafters…

There seems to be more and more homes destroyed each year, and one of the most common reasons are "high wind events" like tornados and hurricanes. Even if the entire…

I would like to skip ahead of all the partial multilegged all-in-series less-than-perfect energy performances. (ERV)What if you just cleaned the hell out of the existing air with no interchange…

I just saw a video from Steve Baczek where he explains the wall construction that he is using on one of his clients homes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN--lwVrI9k&t=1sIt is a double stud wall.…

Hey folks, Long time lurker finally going for my first thread. Thanks in advance to everyone. I'm building a 1900sqft house in central Colorado mountains in climate zone 6B around 8600ft in…

Hi All, Looking for some feedback on an assembly. Situation is this:- Garage/shop building, very poor construction quality from 1960 but I'm rebuilding/reframing/re-everything to make it a decent usable space.- Currently fully…

Is a roof that has a plywood deck with 3/4 furring strips on it and then another plywood layer on top with asphalt shingles considered a vented roof? The vent…

Looking for a good source for 4" thick EPS board within 100 mi of Denver

I have a neighbor that installed an ERV but didn't hook up the exhaust. He just lets it use the air in his furnace room. It's been working fine for…

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