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I was reading about designing for wildfires and it got me wondering, if radiant heat from fires can ignite houses, can sub-ignition temperatures damage control layer materials?For example, would a…

2" Comfortboard is being installed over a self adheared WRB soon.  From contractor it sounds like it may be a while until siding is installed over it.  Should I be…

Seven strategies for good indoor air quality start with the most important, source control

I have an ERV which is exhausting somewhat warm air to outside in winter.I am thinking about adding a HPWH.  I am in a heating climate, zone 5 almost zone…

I'm interested in ICF's for our ~1500sqft daylight basement foundation (Idaho @ ~5000ft, IECC zone 6). However, we're in fire country and the likelihood we'll see wildfire surrounding our home…

Renovating a 1970's home, climate zone 5A, over 2000' in elevation on a hillside so there's extreme weather. All but one wall of the second floor is cantilevered out over…