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I’m looking to put some rigid foam board insulation in a standard 16″ stud cavity. Not for an entire house, just in one stud cavity to prevent a conduit that’s running against the back wall sheathing from getting cold. The stud cavity is framed with 2×6 studs. I think the best best would be 4″ […]
Can anyone recommend a zoned controller that I can use to open and close multiple dampers on a set schedule, or on call from a Humidistat? I’m looking to use a single whole house dehumidifier to dehumidify living space as well as my sealed attic. But, I’d like to keep the attic air separate from […]
Building Matters Test your skills as a building science investigator. What’s causing the moisture issue in the wine room? By Doug Horgan | February 18, 2026 In the Building Science Puzzle series, the GBA audience is part of the building science investigation team looking into a building science problem. Each “puzzle” consists of at least […]
I am designing a house for zone 5 in Massachusetts and have a large footprint because it is a handicapped accessible home. Most of the living space is on the first floor. Due to a frost line of 4ft below grade I am ending up with a lot of encapsulated crawlspace and a small basement […]
This is a piggyback off a previous post. I have two conduits running horizontally across an exterior framed wall. Warm moist indoor air is entering it, condensing where the conduit touches the exterior OSB, and then dripping down the end. I already plan on using duct seal compound on the ends to prevent air from […]
Thrive Buildings Launches ThriveIQ to Support Continuous Optimization in Critical Facilities New managed services offering combines fault detection and diagnostics with an independent data layer to sustain energy performance, safety, and compliance. By Stasia DeMarco February 17, 2026 Thrive Buildings has introduced ThriveIQ™, a managed services offering designed to help organizations sustain energy performance, safety, […]
