Here is a link to the video on a Passive House in Vermont in today’s New York Times. To read the entire article click here. We take issue with one statement: “It has been a good deal more expensive to build,… read more →
No, we didn’t finish it quite this quickly! But we finally have a rendering.. thanks to the efforts of Nick Hester, SketchUp artist extraordinaire! Nick graduated a year ago from Mississippi State’s architectural program and worked for the past year… read more →
Posted from: MD, USA Floor framing and decking are now complete. Here are a few pix of the work in progress. The ladder you see is in front of the first SIP panel installed— the north basement wall. Download… read more →
Posted from: MD, USA Today PanelWrights arrived onsite and began preparation for the basement wall and first floor framing work. When I arrived they had already set down the 2×8 treated wood plates at the top of the foundation walls.… read more →
Posted from: MD, USA The exterior foundation walls have now been waterproofed and the insulation and drainage board installation is nearly complete. The steel for basement columns and beams is at the site, and we await the arrival of PanelWrights… read more →
Posted from: MD, USA We have accomplished a lot since our last post. First, we laid a 6” gravel bed down over the soil. This provides a capillary break between the concrete and the soil, preventing the slab (basically a… read more →