Posts Tagged ‘general contractor’
IPE Deck | details 2
Architect Marc McCollom has come up with a really nice detail to screen in the elevated IPE at the front of the house without blocking too much of the ventilation. In the detail drawing to the right you can see that we built a support structure with treated lumber and then attached paint grip metal
IPE Deck | details 1
The IPE deck at project AMC3 is completed and a lot of detail work went into it. In order to satisfy the architects specifications, the deck was built with continuos 1/8" spacing between the boards, fastened with 2-1/2" trim head stainless steel screws and we used slightly thicker boards at the steps. As you can
NAHB National Green Building Program – Seminar day 2
John Barrows started out talking about energy efficiency this morning. Detailed subjects are: Proper Hvac system design and sizing Solar heating and cooling Hot water distribution systems Lighting Appliances Energy performance verification I will report in detail about these subjects in an upcoming post. Again, so far I am very impressed about this program. It
NAHB National Green Building Program – Seminar day 1
Today I attended the first day of a seminar titled “Green Building for Building Professionals” which is a mandatory course for the NAHB’s new “Certified Green Professional” (CGP) designation. It is held as part of the NAHB’s National Green Building Conference in Dallas, TX. Being mainly involved with the LEED for Homes standard in the
