#buildingscience — Public Fediverse posts
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Peoples struggling with hot buildings overnight, evaporation takes energy and will cool your building, even a light spray of water on your exterior (especially concrete/paving patios) will help cool you down overnight #BuildingScience
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Peoples struggling with hot buildings overnight, evaporation takes energy and will cool your building, even a light spray of water on your exterior (especially concrete/paving patios) will help cool you down overnight #BuildingScience
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I have both of Marion's "Residential Retrofit" books, so already knew this would be a good episode, even then it blew me away. Myth busting that low energy buildings require the occupant to "manage" their environment, and the "rebound effect" is a non-issue as once energy demand has been reduced by 80%, even doubling that still works out to be less energy.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394957/episodes/18467218-mark-talks-to-marion-baeli
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Radon levels vary significantly depending on a building’s construction year 🏠
The Canada Cross-Radon Survey includes a detailed Alberta case study (p.51) showing how radon behaviour changes across construction periods.#Radon #IndoorAirQuality #BuildingScience #EnvironmentalHealth
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Radon levels vary significantly depending on a building’s construction year 🏠
The Canada Cross-Radon Survey includes a detailed Alberta case study (p.51) showing how radon behaviour changes across construction periods.#Radon #IndoorAirQuality #BuildingScience #EnvironmentalHealth
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Heading to Hobart next week for the start of my PassivHaus incubator. Food recommendations please!!!! #BuildingScience
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Heading to Hobart next week for the start of my PassivHaus incubator. Food recommendations please!!!! #BuildingScience
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Fellow #BuildingScience nerds: any recommendations for a Kill-a-Watt or Emporia-Vue-like power meters? Assume I know nothing. Are electric box meters better? Point-of-use? Would love any insights you want to share. Main goal is understanding how much power different devices use / adjusting behavior.
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Fellow #BuildingScience nerds: any recommendations for a Kill-a-Watt or Emporia-Vue-like power meters? Assume I know nothing. Are electric box meters better? Point-of-use? Would love any insights you want to share. Main goal is understanding how much power different devices use / adjusting behavior.
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Okay, I recently learned how bricks work, and WHAT THE HELL MAN.
So, the brick acts like a sponge, soaking up water when it rains. The reason the water doesn't just end up inside is that the brick...just kinds of holds onto it.
In other words, old brick buildings are like giant sponges, and you basically hope they sponge longer than it rains, or else you get wet. If you live somewhere rainy, you just add (you guessed it) MORE BRICK.
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Okay, I recently learned how bricks work, and WHAT THE HELL MAN.
So, the brick acts like a sponge, soaking up water when it rains. The reason the water doesn't just end up inside is that the brick...just kinds of holds onto it.
In other words, old brick buildings are like giant sponges, and you basically hope they sponge longer than it rains, or else you get wet. If you live somewhere rainy, you just add (you guessed it) MORE BRICK.
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Air leak detection system visualizes building drafts with the click of a camera
Hey #buildingscience friends! Check this out. Pretty cool and can help with #blowerdoor testing. #AirLeakage #ACH
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A Corsi-Rosenthal box! For you #DIY people, it's a way to improve your #airquality. @[email protected] #buildingscience #indoorairquality #IAQ #buildingsci
RE: https://petrous.vislae.town/users/Binder/statuses/110957852832032895 -
Construction Physics/Brian Potter continues to be excellent.
#building #buildingscience #indoorair #co2
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/we-need-more-research-on-how-co2
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At the Northeast Building Science Symposium in Stratford, CT. In the very very unlikely event that any of you are here, lemme know! #BuildingScience #BS_and_Beer
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At the Northeast Building Science Symposium in Stratford, CT. In the very very unlikely event that any of you are here, lemme know! #BuildingScience #BS_and_Beer
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How retrofitting the UK’s old buildings can generate an extra £35bn in new money
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How retrofitting the UK’s old buildings can generate an extra £35bn in new money
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If exposed timber studs show signs of mould growth during construction, the mould must be remediated before it is enclosed in the wall. If not, mould will continue to grow inside the wall #healthyBuildings #ArchitecturalScience #BuildingScience
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Some contemporary architectural design elements can let water penetrate the envelope:
- Boxy designs with articulated walls that jut in and out have gutters that are not straight.
- Ledges where wall materials change
- Box gutters without sumps
- Sky lights
- Flat roof
- Balconies
If buildings have these elements, be extra mindful of thoughtful detailing! #healthyBuildings #ArchitecturalScience #BuildingScience -
Water damage in buildings cause mould growth. Some people develop Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) where their bodies can't clear the biotoxins found in fungi. #healthyBuildings #ArchitecturalScience #BuildingScience
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“Roman concrete, in many cases, has proven to be longer-lasting than its modern equivalent, which can deteriorate within decades. Now, scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient… They found that white chunks in the concrete, referred to as lime clasts, gave the concrete the ability to heal cracks that formed over time.”
#concrete #buildingscience
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-concrete-mystery-ingredient-scn/index.html -
Student Modeling Competition
https://bs2023.org/competitionTIMELINE
December 20, 2022. Competition announced
February 1, 2023. Application deadline
May 15, 2023. Submission deadline
June 1, 2023. Online defense (tentative)
June 15, 2023. Two finalists informed
September 5, 2023. Presentation & announcement of winner2 teams enter the competition final
$2000 travel reimbursement + freepass__________________________
cocok buat mahasiswa Tugas Akhir yg topiknya nyerempet Nearly Net Zero Carbon Emission building.__________________________
it is suitable for final year students who work on a nearly net zero carbon emission building project.
#NZE #climatechange #climateaction #design #building #architecture #student #competition #buildingscience #buildingphysics #modelling #simulation #physics #engineering #netzero -
Got pretty heavily into #BuildingScience earlier this year, and a neat hack I read about that pertains to this cold snap — if building a house, doubling up the drywall inside gives you more mass, so a more stable temperature even when outdoor temperatures fluctuate wildly. BS* nerds call it the “thermal time constant” of a building. Higher cost, higher embodied energy, but saves money over the long run.
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@IamEatonKwan Same same.
I've had a hard time finding #buildingscience people here, and welcome suggestions.
Many of us were latecomers to the birdsite, so I suppose we will be slow to saddle the mastodon as well.
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@montepaulsen great to see another #buildingscience face. Happy to see #mstdnca doing so well.
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C02 quite high this morning in my mid-century apartment with no mechanical ventilation. I usually crack a window upon awakening, but they are frozen shut due to extra snow overnight. Snow improves airtightness? Time for a walk “to clear my head.”
#C02 #IAQ #indoorairquality #airtightness #buildingscience #aranet #NotPassivhaus