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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Sounds good doesn’t it? Almost any article you read regarding energy-efficient construction, how tight the house is to air leakage is a huge consideration in the final thermal performance. Integral Insulation - solid core is expanded polystyrene (EPS) which has an R value of 3.8/inch

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Introducing the CHouse Modern | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Home / Life in General / Introducing the CHouse Modern Introducing the CHouse Modern Bob Borson — March 3, 2014 — 27 Comments First off let me acknowledge that I need to start working on better names for my projects … first it was the ‘ KHouse Modern ‘ and now we have the ‘CHouse Modern.’

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Architecture Articles: Building Design

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Difference between carbon neutrality and net zero Mackintosh Building Glasgow School of Art RICS and YouGov survey 2022 Next generation of knowledge work: hybrid workplaces Data-Informed Design for the User Experience at Work The fluid, sustainable future of retail Designing for Extra Care: What Can Covid Teach Us? Do We Need Libraries?

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Pier and Beam Foundations - KHouse Progress | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

If you can’t read drawings, hopefully my explanation will be good enough for you to understand. The soil in my area of practice tends to be expansive because it contains a healthy dose of clay, which expands and contracts as moisture enters the equation. Add water, through rain and irrigation, and the soil expands.

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Architecture and The Art of Getting it Wrong | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I’m starting the downhill slide of my 40′s on my next birthday and I’m just now hitting my stride. That’s a long time to work at developing the skills it takes to practice architecture. … kids will take a chance. If they don’t know, they’ll have a go. Am I right? They’re not frightened of being wrong.

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In Their Elements

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BY JONATHAN LERNER. Stephen Stimson, FASLA, and Lauren Stimson, ASLA, built a new house and utility building on property Steve’s family has long farmed. Photo by Ngoc Doan. Stimson takes on the challenges of success by staying true to its New England roots. Steve’s cousin welded steel plates to form a rectangular source basin. Photo by Ngoc Doan.

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Residential Deconstruction versus Demolition | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Salvaged items typically include doors, windows, cabinets, lighting and plumbing fixtures, framing lumber, roofing materials, and flooring. So what are the advantages to deconstruction? For most people, it starts and ends with the bottom line – the $$$. 15,000 for demolition vs. $30,000 for deconstruction.)