Excellent post by Christopher Matthews of Glazing Consultants International, LLC on the topic of sealant joints. He describes a common scenario where water intrusion is reported near windows and doors, only to discover that sealant is failed or missing...
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EnGuard Recycled PET Batt Insulation
Alex Wilson, this year's winner of the Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing, selected EnGuard Insulation by Vita Nonwovens as the BuildingGreen Product of the Week following Greenbuild in Chicago.
NYT: Casement Windows See Improved Performance and Increased Use By Architects
FOR a long time, mullioned steel casement windows, the gridded kind that swing out like a door, had fallen out of fashion. They leaked badly, and a stiff wind could blow out their panes or knock their hinges askew. Over the years they have been replace...
MichaelSchwob.com: What is Sound Insulation? An Acoustical Experience
Sound insulation, also called transmission loss (TL), is the property of a sound barrier (wall, partition, floor-ceiling assembly, etc.) that allows it to block sound. Whoa?I can see you ready to click away. Please stay with me, it will be fun and ...
BLHill.net: The Elevator Pitch
According to Wikipedia, ?an elevator pitch or elevator speech is an overview of a product, service, person, group or organization, or project and is often a part of a fundraising, marketing communications, brand, or public relations program.? The t...
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