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I have a 2x6 framed house with taped CDX plywood and Tyvek on the outside. I'd like to reach an r40 wall insulation, but I'd also like to skip exterior…

I have a mechanical engineer who says he's done Passive home design. My new home design is 6,000 s.f. in climate zone 4A with a SIP house exterior walls and…

Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts!I'm considering applying the methods outlined in Dr. Joe's 2014 article:https://buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi079-deep-dish-retrofitsBut I'm having a hard time with the detail at the top of…

I'm preparing to build a freestanding backyard sauna on a freshly poured 4" concrete pad (cured for 10 days) and have a few questions before I start framing.The pad measures…