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Blog articles
An ongoing collection of my writings and other news. I encourage you to read and ask questions should you need any clarification on any of the content below. Much more to come!
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Can Buildings Take Vacation Too? (Part II)
Are these rotating roof vents driven by wind, stack effect, or exhaust fans? Back in October, I wrote a blog post called “Can Buildings Take Vacation Too?” about the potential need
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Can Buildings Take Vacation Too?
This question has come up several times in the last few years: what sort of moisture issues do we need to be concerned about if a building is “shut
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Wingnut Testing of Soffit-to-Ridge Venting, Round 3
In the first two rounds of soffit-to-ridge vent Wingnut testing (see Round 1 and Round 2 ), I used a simple and small easel test rig to simulate what
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Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral (Part II)
An environmental microscopist’s perspective In part I of this blog, we looked at some puzzling examples of unidentified substances from buildings I have investigated over the years and discussed
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Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral (Part I)
Is there a simple way to determine if something is alive, ever was? There is black mold that looks a lot like particulate and both or either can show
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First Look at Tstuds
Does this new wall truss one-up double-stud walls and continuous exterior insulation? High-performance exterior walls typically handle thermal bridging at framing members in one of two ways—either the building