So I just got out of interesting meeting with a potential client and the discussion came up about tankless hot water heaters and are they always the best solution to any given situation? Simple answer is NO! There never is “a” best solution to any given situation.
Read more »Architect Marc McCollom has come up with a really nice detail to screen in the elevated IPE at the front of the house without blocking too much of the ventilation. In the detail drawing to the right you can see that we built a support structure with treated lumber and then attached paint grip metal …
Read more »The IPE deck at project AMC3 is completed and a lot of detail work went into it. In order to satisfy the architects specifications, the deck was built with continuos 1/8" spacing between the boards, fastened with 2-1/2" trim head stainless steel screws and we used slightly thicker boards at the steps. As you can …
Read more »John Barrows started out talking about energy efficiency this morning. Detailed subjects are: Proper Hvac system design and sizing Solar heating and cooling Hot water distribution systems Lighting Appliances Energy performance verification I will report in detail about these subjects in an upcoming post. Again, so far I am very impressed about this program. It …
Read more »Today I attended the first day of a seminar titled “Green Building for Building Professionals” which is a mandatory course for the NAHB’s new “Certified Green Professional” (CGP) designation. It is held as part of the NAHB’s National Green Building Conference in Dallas, TX. Being mainly involved with the LEED for Homes standard in the …
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