Our guest, Sonia Barrantes, continues the conversation about the best options for a healthy, comfortable ventilation system

Now that your house is tight, getting your ventilation system correct is vital

Phil and I have freshened up our drinks and now we’re ready to tackle Items 8 through 15. Be sure to go back to Part 1 to listen to Items 1 through 7.

Fifteen ‘Top 10’ things that you don’t want to blow on your next project.

Do you really need to have a basement? Fine — then we had better talk about the right way to build one.

How your house meets the ground, and the many ways to improve your foundation details

A commonsense approach to designing and building a green home

A commonsense approach to designing and building a green home.

Part Two of this episode brings us to construction details for high-performance affordable homes. Again, I feel the need to point out that we are not talking about low-income housing or housing that makes a difference between shelter and non-shelter. I’m talking about high-performance homes that will compete, on a financial level, with those cheap vinyl boxes that litter suburbia and urban areas alike.

Phil and I have refreshed our drinks and are ready to talk about building envelope construction from the bottom up. Let’s get started.

A simple house is best: four corners, two roof slopes, and no boogie-woogie