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I'm renovating a 2,200 sq. ft., 100-year-old home in southeast Alabama (Climate Zone 3A). The original house has 2×4 heart pine framing, a vented crawl space and attic, R-13 fiberglass…

I'm looking at a frost protected shallow foundation for a zone 6a garage. Code calls for a 12" thickened edge for the "footing", and then I intend to use a…

Hello everyone,I am developing a modular roofing and siding platform focused primarily on TR-BIPV (Thermal Recovery Building-Integrated Photovoltaics).The primary goal is to put thermal harvesting front and center. Instead of…

What does device-level energy intelligence mean for builders, homeowners, commissioning, and residential electrification?

I am looking for some advice on how to better calculate the size of an HAVC system for use in a 4500 SIP home.  The home is a combination ICF…

I’m building a tiny house on wheels (8.5’ x 30’ trailer) and I have a very basic question about using a site-built “SIP” (plywood> 3-4’’ rigid foam > plywood) to…