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Green Building News The University of Idaho’s new Forest Innovations Institute wants to bring the U.S. into the 21st century with smart, digitized forestry practice By Justin R. Wolf | December 9, 2025 The University of Idaho’s Experimental Forest is an 8,200-acre classroom comprising a patchwork of dense forest situated about 15 miles northeast of […]
We had a knee wall built with the original bricks from the home, but the rowlock bends up and down along the entire wall. The brick is also completely unlevel. I was told it was on me because the foundation wasn’t level, and I didn’t add the siding before they installed the brick. I was […]
I live in Michigan and need to air seal my attic. Unfortunately it’s going to be 20-30 degrees for the foreseeable future, which means cans of foam will very quickly fall below their 65 degree minimum (for HandiFoam Extreme). Is there some way to keep the can warm, such as by wrapping it with insulation, […]
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Hello All I am trying to find the best solution for this problem. Here is my external wall above foundation. 2”x6” studs, then Zip 1/2”, then 3.95” Fiberglass Z-girts which will house 3” Rockwool Cavity rock (Less rigid than comfortboard 80, some cost savings), and provide ~0.75” rainscreen space, brick ties (will be attached to […]
I am planning a chainsaw retrofit and adding 5-6 inches of polyiso foam to the roof with 2×4 sleepers for vent channel. The 2×4’s lock the foam in place but I am curious if I should be using fully threaded screws like Simpson SWD or truss screws to secure the 2×4 so they can’t fall […]