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Hi everyone,I am currently working on the design of an ADU located in Portland, Maine, which is in Climate Zone 6. I would appreciate some feedback on whether my proposed…

Hi everyone! I’m currently working on a project based in Portland, Maine, where I’m designing an ADU I’m planning to do a slanted roof with no overhang and hidden gutters. Because of…

What is the current recommendation for or against using foil-faced polyiso on the interior of basement walls? I know the concern with polyiso is its tendency to deteriorate when exposed…

I'm wondering if anyone with HVAC background can weigh in.The topic here is preconditioning fresh air with a ground loop preconditioner, versus an earth tube.For a midwestern climate, with hot…

We are designing a pretty good house in Wisconsin  and our wall will be masonry or siding/ furring/mineral board/ Henry blue skin/ plywood/mineral wool/intello/gypsumWe won’t have a service cavity. Whats…

So I ripped a late 1800’s early 1900’s house to the studs in Massachusetts climate zone 5. Doing a full gut and remodel and finishing the attic space as livable…

Hello! I am currently working on a project and I am trying to figure out how the framing of this building should connect between these three walls. They connect at…

Should the roof ridge be cut the entire length of the ridge? If I take the square footage of the attic floor and balance the ventilation using 1:300, I come…

Hi everyone,I'm hoping to get some advice on our bathroom ceiling assemblies for our new build. We're planning to run Hemlock T&G across the ceilings in both of our bathrooms…

In the middle of a project to redo a bathroom which is next to a knee wall attic. The roof is over the knee wall attic. Access to the crawlspace…

Hello!We are installing a FV-20VEC1 Panasonic intellibalance in the basement of a 3 story home with 7 bathrooms. Originally the plan was to have constant CFM for each bathroom, but…

A framing question for you. A lot of designs have windows directly in front of kitchen sinks, which necessitate a header (lintel in Canada) and king and several jack studs on…

I have a ~3300 square foot house in upstate New York, so climate zone 5.  When we moved in, the house had an oil boiler for baseboard heat and hot…

I have two rooms of an 80s rebuild from an older building. CZ 3A hot humid. Starting from inside it has 3/4” pine paneling it has alkyd paint and seams…

I am building a timber frame home in climate zone 6 in Idaho. So far we've been able to navigate the complexities of wrapping and enclosing the timber frame with…

They use renewable materials, low-energy lighting, and recyclable components instead of plastic or harmful chemicals.The goal is to create signage that’s durable, attractive, and kind to the planet — without…

Code is not the enemy—it’s the foundation for mainstream high-performance construction

Hi, coming back to this group to help a Vermont friend on the ceiling/floor Assembly for an add-on room above cold storage/barn. existing conditions: - existing add-on room over and…

I'm converting a garage into living space for a client and he wants to raise and insulate the floor, so I'm planning on using 2x6s and insulating joist bays. My…

Hello all,I am an architect in upstate NY currently working on designing renovations of a historic 1800s house. The house is in generally very good historic condition. The renovations are…