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75Oxalic Acid
Oxalic Acid, or dicarboxylic acid is a chemical compound of Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen. Within the sub-group of 'weak acids', Oxalic Acid is relatively strong. It is found naturally in varying...
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84Crawl Space Foundation
Crawl space foundation is another popular foundation option after concrete slab-on-grade foundation and monolithic slabs. The crawlspace foundation is similar to a slab foundation where concrete footing...
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83How To Build An Earthship
What do you get when you put together pop cans, glass bottles, old tires, chicken wire and concrete? Would you believe, it's a house? This would be a special earth friendly house design called an Earth...
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85Is Bamboo a Sustainable Building Material?
Bamboo flooring has gained considerable attention in sustainable design because it is a hardy, durable product from a renewable resource which helps deter harvesting of old-growth forests for wood products. However, production of bamboo flooring has social impacts on labor, requires transit energy, contains little to no recycled material, can negatively impact ecosystems and can have a negative affect on indoor air quality.
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73The Best Building Materials for Home: Timber, Bricks, Concrete, or Stone?
Stone and mud are the most basic natural building materials. People all over the world have used them together to create homes to suit their local weather conditions. In general stones are used as basic...
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77Choosing Sustainable Kitchen Cabinets
I find cabinetmakers to be among the most skilled and engaged tradespeople. In the green building industry this quality is elevated with creative and innovative techniques for harvesting and crafting wood...
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77How to Make a Plumb Line
Simply put a plumb line is a line used to make a construction, or remodel, project look straight. Plumb lines are used in wall framing to align walls. On floors when setting vinyl floor tile or ceramic...
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82Green Roofs: Energy Savings and Much More
Most green roofs in the United States are on large-scale commercial or public buildings but the residential market is catching up. Green roofs can be installed on traditional residences providing homeowners with a beautiful way to cut down their heating and cooling costs.
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76Tankless Water Heaters: Better Energy Efficiency
In a typical home the energy used to heat water accounts for around 15-20 percent of utility costs. Conventional systems use a storage tank to supply hot water but these can waste energy through standby loss – water that is heated but not used. One way to save energy and cut down the cost of heating your home’s water is by installing a tankless water heater.
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74Building Your Own Home - The Self Build Challenge
Lots of people, myself included, have the dream of building a home from scratch. But how do you go about it, what's invloved? Well from a lot of research I can say that there is 3 major things to remember...
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