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Hello, we are mostly through with framing, and had a realization that we don’t have a good vent path to the ridge cap. Our roof is carried by a girder truss that is 4 ply 2x material. So 6″ wide. The rafters/trusses are parallel chord 24″ deep. The intent is to vent the sheathing and […]
Cupaclad makes a slate product designed as a ‘rainscreen’ with slate tiles screwed to frame attached to wall with exterior insulation. Very nice but also more intense labor, etc. They also show a ‘direct apply’ application in which they screw directly to the sheathing and use HDPE waterproofing between courses essentially covering all the sheathing […]
Turning waste-wood into skyscrapers; mycoprotein for fish farming; saving landfill-bound products from the hangman’s noose– Recent deals worth looking at: Agriculture & Food Hubcycle (2019) is turning the food industry’s byproducts into valuable ingredients, supporting a circular economy by sourcing useful products from industrial side-streams and transforming them into ingredients for new food products. With […]
Alba Partners with ARRAY Innovation to Accelerate Industry 4.0 Transformation Aluminium Today
Mr. Clement Lin from NEXCOM bestowed with Master Entrepreneur Title at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2023 Taiwan The Manila Times
SAP AI in Newtown Square Makes Worldwide Manufacturing More Efficient DELCO.Today
When a client asked me to rehabilitate their cabin deep in the woods, I didn’t expect to step into a slaughter scene—of sorts. After a long, dusty drive down a back road, I reached a little house by a lake, retrieved the key from a lockbox, opened the front door, and was greeted by a […]
Hello, community, my client wants to build an attached addition using 2′ continuous footing with about 2.5′ high concrete wall sitting on top, and a SOG within the foundation perimeter. Per the geotech report, the site has expansive soil and 18″ of soil under SOG will be excavated to be replaced with class-II baserock to […]