If you took a giant pencil sharpener, sharpened a giant pencil, and then glued all the shavings together, you would have a plywood structural panel. Plywood is made of thin sheets of wood veneer laminated together in a hot press. Most people at some point have seen plywood used in construction and are familiar with […]
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From time to time EVstudio is asked about the feasibility of retrofitting an existing deck to accommodate a hot tub and in some cases to design a deck for a hot tub on a new project. Here is some basic background information on the structural implications. Keep in mind every project varies and EVstudio can
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Later this year, the Denver building code will be updated, and the 2015 International Energy Conversation Code (IECC) will replace the 2006 IECC with respect to the minimum required mechanical efficiency of all HVAC units. This multi-part post will compare the 2006 requirements to those in the 2015. Here, we look at IECC 2015 Table C403.2.3
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I was recently asked about heating a home with a radiant floor heating system that utilized solar hot water. This seems a counterintuitive at first since the sun only shines during the day and it shines for less than 12 hours during some of the coldest times of the year. However, we have to remember
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