What Information is Required to have a Heating and Cooling Calculation Generated?
There are many factors in how much cooling or heating a building will require to maintain a set temperature. Many
Category: Building Technology
Balancing Post-Tension
Last month, I wrote a quick post about understanding the sources of long-term losses with post-tension tendons. One of the
Straight Shaft Drilled Concrete Pier Foundation
Straight Shaft Drilled Concrete Piers are constructed by drilling a hole into the ground and filling it with concrete and reinforcing. The diameter of the pier varies depending on the load the pier must support.
Purdue’s large scale testing facility
Purdue has a large scale civil engineering testing facility with over 50.000sqft of testing area indoors. The floor is 14ft
Getting active about passive solar
It’s time to talk about a technology that has been around since the origins of man. Actually, it predates man
Production Home Building- Site Conditions and Climate
Site conditions and climate will have a major impact on the selection of all aspects of a building. With that
The Santa Fe Style – Blending Pueblo and Territorial Architecture
The Santa Fe style is a variation of both the Pueblo Revival and Territorial Style of architecture, made popular in
Historic Preservation and Sustainability – One Strategy Contributing to Both Goals
Dean and I had a very interesting meeting with the Heritage Resources Program Leader for the Rocky Mountain Region of
Production Home Building- Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency can be a very broad subject. So, to make the topic more easily understood in this blog, I
Is It Time For A Structural Evaluation Of Your Deck?
Every year hundreds of decks fail resulting in injuries and in extreme cases, death. A majority of these incidences could
Top Ten Ways to Reduce Energy Demand in a Net Zero Building
A Net Zero Building (NZB) is simply a building with a zero net annual energy consumption from the grid. While
Passive Solar Cooling – Solar Chimneys & Cool Tower
Passive solar cooling may seem like an oxymoron to many. After all, the sun is hot and we’ve learned that
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