Adding More Insulation to a Cathedral Ceiling – GreenBuildingAdvisor
Q&A Spotlight What’s the best way to increase the R-value of a vaulted ceiling? By Chuck Bickford | December 23, 2024 Cathedral ceilings can be insulated in a variety of ways. This testing facility demonstrates some common materials used. Photo courtesy Building Science Corporation For many readers, ’tis the season to stay warm, and sometimes […]
My brother has a house in zone 6b, with a unheated basement, that is usually pretty damp. He began installing fiberglass insulation between the floor joists in the basement. He put the kraft faced side down (facing the basement), since he thought that would prevent any condensation from developing directly under the floor. I told […]
Superchief | Posted in General Questions on December 22, 2024 03:51pm Anyone integrated ERVs with an automation system like control4 who can advise me on the approach? There will be multiple units independently controlled, just looking for a way to access settings without wall controls. first choice is Honeywell but can consider others if it […]
Greetings all, We’ve just finished building a home along the So Cal coast, and are surprised at how cold the house is. As a longtime follower of this site and others, I was diligent about air sealing (10 cases of caulk, 25+ cans of foam) and ended up re-doing at least 1/3 of our insulation […]
This has been asked and discussed many times over the years as regards to basements but my situation is slightly different. My 1910 house was built out of concrete blocks (called rock face blocks that were cast to look like stone on the exterior face). These blocks form the foundation below the frost line (zone […]
The textile industry is responsible for an estimated 6% of landfill volume, 10% of global emissions, and 20% of global water pollution. Troublingly, textile production and subsequent waste is expected to increase by 50% over the next five years. Textile recycling offers an impactful solution to curbing these metrics, offering a circular material solution able […]
Robotic waste management, sustainable chocolate derived from precision fermentation, and a cloud-computing platform to curtail methane flares: Recent Deals worth looking at Agriculture & Food Planet A Foods (2022) develops sustainable chocolate products using precision fermentation. Its production method that avoids deforestation and localizes ingredient sourcing results in a carbon footprint that is 80% lower […]
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