How steel reinforcement makes concrete stringer: by giving it tensile strength. And how to boost tensile strength with prestressing or post-tensioning
Design
Sep 10 2019
How building materials absorb, reflect, and transmit sound waves
Aug 23 2019
The Tyvek weather-resistive barrier can be a water barrier and an air barrier, but it is NOT a vapor barrier
Aug 16 2019
Barriers, air gaps, continuous insulation, and redundancy give durability to a new crawlspace
Aug 2 2019
An overview of the premiere season of this new construction show. We'll follow MARK IV Builders as they demonstrate smart building envelope practices.
Apr 28 2019
When soffits blow off, wind-driven rain pushes into the building causing damage to attic insulation, interior walls and more.
Mar 22 2019
Dew point differs from relative humidity in that it measures exactly how much vapor is present. With relative humidity, it's all relative.
Feb 16 2019
A builder's take on a necessary evil: not evil
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