Engineering

• More Focus Needed on Data Collection

  There is a great deal we know about how to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness of building operations, but there is also a great deal we don't know.

   

• QAPs Get Greener

  Every state made a clear effort to include and support green building measures into their low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) programs in 2009.

   

• Adding Under On a Hillside (Subscriber content)

  A steep slope and a tight lot call for some imaginative foundation solutions.

   

• Business: Getting Certified for Home Energy Audits (Subscriber content)

  Getting certified for home energy audits

   

• Installing a Green Roof (Subscriber content)

  Interlocking pre-grown panels add little dead load to the roof.

   

• JLC Report April 2010

  Skepticism greets California’s green-building code; a closer look at green paints; Hitachi recalls coil framing nailers after injuries; more

   

• An Ice Dam Analyzed (Subscriber content)

  An engineer’s report shows that in snow country, soffit-to-ridge venting is typically the most practical way to prevent ice dams in cathedral ceiling assemblies.

   

• Wrong-Side Housewrap

  Q. While preparing for an extensive remodeling project, we discovered that the housewrap was installed underneath the exterior 7/16-inch plywood rather than on top. According to the scope of work, we are supposed to install 1/2-inch foam board with taped seams over the entire exterior. Will the...

   

• Soundtrack Benefits Gulf Rebuilding

  BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and the Dixie Chicks are among the big-time artists featured on a new soundtrack raising funds for the Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts of the United Way and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

   

• As Lead Rules Loom, Remodelers Aren't Ready

   

• Economical Shearwall Design

   

• Valuing Green Design and Construction

  For most people, finding and making a home is a very personal process of self-expression and self-determination.

   

• Previous survey results: Green Building

  HousingFinance.com recently asked readers about their efforts in building green affordable housing.

   

• Bridging the Gap Between Preservation and Transit

  A key place where green building and affordable housing goals coincide is access to transit.

   

• HUD Secretary Addresses Green Homes & Sustainable Communities Conference

  Today, Thursday, July 29, leaders in the fields of building, development, and financing met in Washington D.C., for a two-day conference focusing on green, affordable housing and other forms of community development.

   

• Streamlining Kitchen Remodels (Subscriber content)

  We run a full-service remodeling company with a division solely dedicated to kitchen and bathroom remodels.

   

• Freddie Mac Working on Green Rehab Mortgage

  Freddie Mac has taken a big step toward offering a green rehab mortgage, thanks to a partnership with the Community Preservation Corporation.

   

• Amana Tool Carbide Wood Flooring Router Bit Sets

  Carbide Wood Flooring Router Bit Sets let you mill tongue-and-groove flooring from solid or engineered wood.

   

• Corps of Engineers Plans for Rising Sea Levels

   

• Q&A: OSB Subfloor Over Decking?

  Q: We're building a four-season addition over an existing raised deck framed with PT lumber. Is it okay to install OSB subfloor sheathing directly over the wood decking, or should the decking be removed first?