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Product Guide Installing continuous insulation efficiently can be a challenge, but these new tools can help By Randy Williams | October 26, 2026 As continuous insulation (CI) becomes more common, contractors are spending more time cutting mineral wool, wood fiber, rigid fiberglass, and foam. None of these materials is particularly difficult to cut, but making […]

I have a 1937 home with a CMU foundation and we are finishing our basement.  In a perfect world, I would excavate down to the footings and waterproof and insulate the exterior of the foundation, but we need to work with what we have and try to deal with it from the inside.  The assembly […]

Proposal Would Let Utah Issue Permits for Wells That Store Carbon Dioxide Underground Comments on the proposal are due Dec. 7, and EPA will hold one online public hearing before then. By Danielle Naidu October 26, 2026 Owners and operators of wells that store carbon dioxide underground in Utah could get their permits from the […]

The Pretty Good House Blog Building materials affect more than the people who live in a home. A Pretty Good House should also consider the health and safety of the people installing them. By Emily Mottram | October 23, 2026 We spend a lot of time talking about healthy homes. We talk about ventilation, moisture, […]

I’m trying to figure out what fasteners to use for an outdoor timber structure near the coast. It’ll get rained on, the air is pretty salty, and some of the timber is treated. Would you go with hot-dip galvanized or stainless? And do you normally match the fastener coating to the connectors, or just use […]

Hi, I’m an avid reader and intermediate-level building science nerd. I’ve searched and searched but couldn’t find info on my specific situation so I was hoping someone could help me. I live in Northwest Arkansas (Zone 4A) and would like to insulate my unconditioned garage wall as part of a larger garage-insulation effort. I was […]

I am gut renovating a 1937 colonial home and planning to use the following assembly for my walls but curious if there are any better alternatives: Certainteed Monogram vinyl siding Henry Blueskin VPTech R5 Existing wood plank substrate Open cell spray foam in 2×4 stud cavities 1/2″ GWB with latex paint

My home has a narrow set of basement stairs (28.5″ clear space from outside of treads to stringer) and only 1.25″ from the stringer to the exterior CMU foundation wall.  I am finishing my basement and trying to figure out how to insulate this wall without eating up too much of the width of my […]

Vantage Reserves More Than 1 Gigawatt of Heron Transformer Production for Data Centers The Heron transformer changes grid power directly into 800-volt direct current for data center racks, with fewer steps that lose energy along the way, the companies said. By Danielle Naidu October 23, 2026 Vantage, a global digital infrastructure company, plans to use […]

Understanding the ISO 9001:2026 Transition ISO 9001:2026 was published on September 16, 2026, beginning the transition from ISO 9001:2015 to the revised quality management standard. Organizations currently certified to ISO 9001:2015 must complete their transition by September 30, 2029, to maintain certification under the new edition. Although organizations have time to prepare, waiting until the […]