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Managing the industrial edge: challenges, approaches and solutions  Smart Industry

Revolutionising Indian manufacturing: customer engagement through industry 4.0  Manufacturing Today India

ABB Robotics and NAMTECH join forces to launch India’s first school of robotics  Manufacturing Today India

Industry 4.0 Market Set to Surge to USD 547.1 Billion by 2032 at a 16% CAGR | IMARC Group  The Globe and Mail

Posted by Beck Roman in Blog, Home Page, Videos 25 Oct 2024 One person dies and (49) people fall ill due to an E. coli breakout linked to the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burger, which hits close for Oscar, as the Quarter Pounder is his favorite burger. In this episode of The ISO Show, Oscar explores […]

Planning a kitchen remodel in Lincoln, NE (climate zone 5) which currently has vented cathedral ceilings on the lower 1/2 of the roof with a traditional vented attic on the upper half. I am not a fan of unvented spray foam roof assemblies, so I am looking for a vented roof assembly. See attached PDF […]

I had some windows installed recently (by the window company) that I feel were installed out too far for the design (based on what I’ve read). There are no nail fins so they were set in and then foamed interior and exterior.  The siding is going to be metal board and batten. Note: I am […]

I-joists only need to be attached together if they are side loaded (ie stair opening), if it is just holding up extra weight, you don’t need to do anything. My suggestion would be to bump it up to the 3.5″ flange ones and go for 16″ OC. The wider spacing makes everything easier (ie tools […]

We are renovating a 10 year old house in the Cayman Islands, and a lot of the local customs don’t align with best practices in my experience. This house is built from concrete filled CMU with the base coat and finish coat portions of an EIFS system applied to the outside. There is no insulation, […]

Happy weekend, lurkers and posters! Can people please recommend brands/models of log-burning fireplace inserts that work well in a “pretty good house” or even passivhaus? We have an open fireplace in which we hope to install a log-burning insert. Removing fireplace/chimney is not an option because: 1) winters in these rural parts often bring widespread, […]