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I’m building a house next year – single-story 2300 sqft ranch in Zone 6 (Maine), and want to use 2 x 8 wall construction, 24″ O.C., R-30 Roxul, sheathed with 7/16″ OSB, a WRB, and D4 vinyl siding for cladding. The last new house I built was in the mid 1990’s, and I’m doing my […]
Building details: Walls 24″ OC, double top plate, roof trusses 24″ OC. Question: Can the trusses be offset from the studs by 2″? I made the rookie mistake of beginning the layout of the opposite wall from the opposite end. One benefit of this mistake is that I would be able to drive structural screw […]
Hello all! I’m in the planning stages of a new small home and would like some advice on my insulation strategies. First I’ll give some info on the idea. The structure will be built off site by an Amish crew and transported a short distance. My goal is to create a simple and affordable home […]
Join the leading community of building science experts Become a GBA Prime member and get instant access to the latest developments in green building, research, and reports from the field. Start free trial Replies hondro | Jun 29, 2025 07:42pm | #3 Malcolm — thank you for pointing me to those threads. Indeed, a wealth […]
Eye care giant Alcon keeps ‘lens’ on the future with expanded manufacturing and logistics facility in Tuas AsiaOne
Contact lens maker Alcon opens expanded manufacturing facility in Tuas The Straits Times
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Posted by Beck Roman in Blog, Home Page, Videos 27 Jun 2025 Many organizations implement an ISO 9001 quality management system due to customer pressures or to win more business, but for the QMS to truly be effective and value-added to the organization, there are core quality management principles that must be in place. In […]