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Glass chandeliers occupy the middle ground buyers keep searching for: more light play than metal, less formality and maintenance than crystal. Two myths hold the category back — that glass…

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Variable-capacity heat pumps improve more than comfort; they also improve duct performance.

My 150 year-old, 2x4/16oc balloon-framed house is in Zone 5. The area gets a lot of wind-driven rain events and flooding, along with hot, humid summers and snow in winter.…

Anyone have experience with this product for basement floors? I'm considering using it under LVP to create a small thermal break and keep the floor warmer during the winter.I don't…

Hi,I am building in Culpeper County, VA, zone 4A under the 2021 IRC.  I believe I have to get R-60 for my ceiling R-value.  I plan on using Framers Series…

Replacing a ceiling with drywall where a steel I beam dividing two rooms. The I beam protrudes in the living space. In other words, the top of the beam is…

These wall and roof panels are made in a modern facility, install quickly, and are at the core of a high-performance enclosure. Is panelization right for your next build?

I am confused by the energy audit company’s recommendations.Around 2010, I had a detailed energy audit completed on our 1941 two-floor brick colonial  in Baltimore. The insulation company didn’t follow…

Thermal Break Assembly Process: Knurling, Strip Insertion and RollingIntroductionThermal break aluminum profiles are commonly used for energy-efficient windows, doors, curtain walls, and other building systems where improved insulation performance is…

Choosing a suitable thermal break assembly machine is an important decision for aluminum profile manufacturers. The right equipment should not only meet current production requirements but also match future production plans, profile…

I have had a 120V 80 gallon Rheem ProTerra Performance Platinum heat pump hot water heater sitting uninstalled in my garage for a while now but I finally finished the…

GBA connects with HVAC and building pros to dissect the virtues and drawbacks or A2W systems

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Suppose you have an insulated slab-on-grade foundation (example in attached image: Joe Latiburek, BSI-118, fig. 3), but you don't want to live on a concrete floor (I don't), can you…

Good afternoon,Hope everyone is doing well. I have 15 1inch r tech foam boards left over from a project. 1 side is foil faced. I have 2 car detached garage…

I am currently self building a house in zone 6 NW Montana and I’m in the stages of trying to figure out the best wall assembly that is within my…

Why my husband and I decided to build a high-performance home ourselves, and why your fifties might be exactly the right time to do it

Any thoughts/experience insulating basement walls with 2x4s with a 1 inch gap off the wall and then 2 inches of closed cell spray foam? I was interested in the Insofast…

I have been looking into French drain design, specifically the hydraulic capacity of different pipes and exact stone volume estimations. It seems like a lot of standard estimates calculate stone…