Hot-dip galvanized vs stainless fasteners for coastal exterior timber connections – GreenBuildingAdvisor
I’m trying to figure out what fasteners to use for an outdoor timber structure near the coast. It’ll get rained on, the air is pretty salty, and some of the timber is treated. Would you go with hot-dip galvanized or stainless? And do you normally match the fastener coating to the connectors, or just use […]
Hi, I’m an avid reader and intermediate-level building science nerd. I’ve searched and searched but couldn’t find info on my specific situation so I was hoping someone could help me. I live in Northwest Arkansas (Zone 4A) and would like to insulate my unconditioned garage wall as part of a larger garage-insulation effort. I was […]
I am gut renovating a 1937 colonial home and planning to use the following assembly for my walls but curious if there are any better alternatives: Certainteed Monogram vinyl siding Henry Blueskin VPTech R5 Existing wood plank substrate Open cell spray foam in 2×4 stud cavities 1/2″ GWB with latex paint
My home has a narrow set of basement stairs (28.5″ clear space from outside of treads to stringer) and only 1.25″ from the stringer to the exterior CMU foundation wall. I am finishing my basement and trying to figure out how to insulate this wall without eating up too much of the width of my […]
Vantage Reserves More Than 1 Gigawatt of Heron Transformer Production for Data Centers The Heron transformer changes grid power directly into 800-volt direct current for data center racks, with fewer steps that lose energy along the way, the companies said. By Danielle Naidu October 23, 2026 Vantage, a global digital infrastructure company, plans to use […]
Understanding the ISO 9001:2026 Transition ISO 9001:2026 was published on September 16, 2026, beginning the transition from ISO 9001:2015 to the revised quality management standard. Organizations currently certified to ISO 9001:2015 must complete their transition by September 30, 2029, to maintain certification under the new edition. Although organizations have time to prepare, waiting until the […]
Who among us doesn’t like to take a good swing with a sledgehammer at the wall of an old house? I sure do, as you can tell from the lead photo. But demolition isn’t the topic at hand today. Instead, I’m going to look at some different ways of breaking down a house. The thread […]
The garage has been drywalled, taped and mudded. I assume that this is still considered to be an unconditioned space, right? I ask because I’m trying to determine what kind of underlayment I’d need in the room above the garage before I self-install 3/4″ thick, 6″ wide engineered white oak hardwood. The subfloor is plywood […]
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Q&A Spotlight An owner-builder considers using a rental insulation blower to dense-pack his walls, but GBA experts suggest an easier approach By Chuck Bickford | October 19, 2026 Before the advent of insulation batts, loose fill was the way to go—straw, mud, horsehair, corncobs, and then in more recent times, vermiculite, cellulose, and fiberglass. In […]