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China has achieved remarkable growth in its installed renewable capacity over the past two decades. Now it must move ahead with reforms to its national electricity system.

Finalizing details for our framing contractor who starts in a week. We are doing cathedral ceilings throughout the house. We are in zone 3 in the SF East Bay, R-38.…

We are mid build in climate zone 6 (Bancroft, Ontario) and the more reading I do on vapour barriers the more confused I get.We have R5 silverboard HD XS (micro…

Working through the design for my first modern desert house with a flat roof. (See attached rendering, roof/ceiling plan, and roof detail.)Definitely out of my comfort zone so any comments,…

I'm building a small house (965 sq.ft.) in Downeast Maine (zone 6A). It will be post and beam construction with a thin layer of continuous exterior foam insulation (1.5" polyiso)…

I've got the roof off and I am considering sealing the top plates to the top of the drywall while everything is off.   I was considering using Quadmax for the…

I'm interested in using this insulated slab detail for a project in Idaho. The structural engineer on the project hasn't seen a stem wall blocked down to 4 1/2" before.…

I have a house in Florida that I have replaced the sheathing, insulated and air sealed the zip sheathing with tape and liquid flash to the concrete block walls below.…

A roof inspection is an essential step in maintaining the integrity of any home ?

On our 120 year old farmhouse, we are doing a complete tear-off of existing siding and windows, replacement of moisture damaged sheathing/framing and then install of new housewrap, foamboard insulation,…

Learn about strategies for controlling residential acoustics and noise from the surrounding environment

Contrary to the American IRC, the Canadian NBC allows only one method to be used in a residential building

Hello all, my question is explained on the attached detail, but in brief, I'm not sure why my stucco guy wants us to separate the foundation foam from the wall…

Hi ,we are planning a insulated roof over a conditioned attic. We are zone 4C .starting from the bottom R 19 bat insulation 1/2 inch plywood deck, tape the seems…

I'm about to construct a metal garage, I have a few questions, and what is the best moisture barrier/insulation method for the exterior of the building, I plan to add…

i know the best solution would be to buy a heat pump 2 in 1 washer and dryer or even just a heat pump dryer..  but thats not feasible right…

tldr: would like some advice on questions belowBeen lurking for a while on GBA. Recently subscribed to get all the good stuff as my wife and I embark on building…

Hi everyoneHomeowner in Long Island ny. I’m thinking of getting fiber cement siding. I’ve seen online that some contractors, when using fiber cement trim, specify aluminum coil stock over the…

Hi, I'm a GC in central Virginia (mixed-humid climate) and we built a house a few years ago with a finished basement.  The background: The house is on a relatively flat…

Marketers of radiant barriers and spray foam have a history of false statements about R-value