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I have two Panasonic intelli balance 100s, They are direct ducted to the bedrooms. 1 serves 4 bedrooms and is silent- there is no way to tell it’s on. This is served by 6 inch insulated flex duct The second one serves the main bedroom via 16ft of 6inch flex duct (uninsulated)and is annoyingly audible. […]
1700s timber-framed original structure with 1800s balloon-framed addition in CZ6. Gut rehab begun in 2021. All interior walls and ceilings were gutted to the original framing. I had chosen to economize from the outset. My approach was to cut and cobble (using 1” XPS in the walls, directly against the board sheathing, and 1/2” polyiso […]
Code Green A real-world case study utilizing both code and building science best practices By Robby Schwarz | December 19, 2025 A builder recently contacted me because their foundation subcontractor installed only 2 in. of underslab insulation where the plans called for 4 in. beneath a heated slab. No one caught the mistake before the […]
I Work for a small builder, we use a lot of 1 inch XPS on 2×4 walls. CLZ5A In one of our homes we have some dead space on exterior walls. The inspector made us put foil faced kraft paper to encapsulate the unfaced fiberglass batts. This raised some red flags in my mind. The […]
Hi there, Climate zone 7 here. I’m building a 900qft house on a remote property. Off-grid, solar and propane powered. I’ll be using a mix of hydronic heating and wood stove to heat the house. Because of the >/= 400 cfm range hood, and my gas dryer, and the lack of outside air kit to […]