May 15, 2017

Basics of Radiant Heating and Cooling with Hydronic Systems

A radiant system is based on the concept of radiant heat transfer in order to warm and cool a space. Typically we see the floor as the main medium for this system but it can also be incorporated into baseboards, walls and ceilings. There are three varieties of radiant floor heat: air-heated, electric and hydronic […]

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“Organic Mountain Modern” Getting Final Touches

We are wrapping up the sustainable home project for Tomskin LLC known as “Organic Mountain Modern”. The project has been designed to achieve a LEED Platinum certification and boasts a number of technologies that push sustainable living into a new paradign. Below are some of the images ot off the rendering engine… I will spend some time

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Easy Method to Generate Roof Material Take-offs – Roof Squares

This follow up article provides a method for generating roof squares of roof material. Builders, contractors and suppliers use “roof squares” as a unit of area for roof materials. All this term really means is that the actual square footage value is divided by 100 and is the unit by which roofing contractors use to

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