What is a Shear Wall and How Does it Protect Your Building
What is a Shear Wall and How Does it Protect Your Building?
Con­struc­tion of a shear wall includes mate­ri­als and design that enhance a structure’s stiff­ness, strength, and duc­til­i­ty in order to with­stand lat­er­al forces from severe winds and earth­quakes.
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8 Must-Haves for a Net-Zero Energy Home
A net-zero ener­gy home aims to make enough renew­able ener­gy to meet its own annu­al ener­gy con­sump­tion needs. These are 8 must-haves for a net-zero ener­gy home.
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Benefits of Using ICF for Tilt-Up Wall Construction
Construction Jobsite Sanitation
Construction Jobsite Sanitation: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Contractors Safe on a Jobsite
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19 Important Features of an Energy Efficient Building
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The Foundation of Construction: A Guide to Building Code Foundation Requirements
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The New Canadian NBCC Code and ICFs Compared to Wood Framing
Building Beyond Code with ICF
While it may seem that hav­ing to com­ply with con­stant­ly-evolv­ing build­ing codes is just part of doing busi­ness in a mod­ern soci­ety, that’s not real­ly true.
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5 Must-Haves for High Performance Building Envelope Systems
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21 Construction Techniques to Build a Small, Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Home