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Quality communication creates quality results. Every organization relies on various degrees of communication, whether it’s the transferring of information between your business and a supplier, or internal one-on-one conversations between managers. Having an effective strategy for communication can make a significant impact on your operations, and the best strategies enable greater efficiency. Management systems rely […]
I am a member of a soon-to-be built condominium project in Zone 4B where, because the builder is not comfortable putting a layer of EPS over plywood/under stucco, some members have gotten interested in using spray cork. I know this has been discussed here in 2023 (https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/question/cork-insulation) and in 2019 (https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/question/cork-spray-with-specific-wall-assembly) and the consensus was […]
I am trying to determine the the best way to insulate the roof. This is in Canada. I have a flat roof with with a 2 ply membrane over rigid insulation slopes and sheathing. My first thought is 5″ of closed cell polyurethane which gets me to R 31. This would leave nowhere for any […]
Hey all.Zone 2 (Phoenix, AZ)Roof overhang, 16″ Just got told by a County rep that she wants, SHEET #A3.0: Call out the size of each roof drain and scupper. Design shall be based on 6” rainfall in 1 hour. Provide emergency overflow drain(s). Overflow drains having the same size as the roof drains shall be […]
I’m asking this question in relation to the “cat urine” smell problem reported in some crawlspace encapsulations. Assuming a Class I VB is installed over the soil and all the seams are taped very, very well, how can it be that may folks are attributing the cat urine smell to chemical activities in the soil […]
In online photos and in actual crawlspaces that have been conditioned I mostly see the vapor barrier run to the top (or with termite inspection gap) of interior CMU piers, three/four feet above the ground surface. Why is this done? Code only requires it be run up the foundation walls 6″ in my CZ3A. Is […]