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January 15, 2013
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SEON – building science learning group in Brattleboro

SEON or Sustainable Energy Outreach Network is a relatively new organization in the Brattleboro area. The mission from the website is to “establish a network that promotes Southeastern Vermont and its neighboring regions as a vibrant center of sustainable energy.” … Continue reading →

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May 9, 2011
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Building Science gives me a headache.

Building Science gives me a headache. I read the usual sites: Greenbuildingadvisor.com, building science.com, plus a few others, I attend seminars, I get all the proper magazines, I belong to the correct organizations such as the USGBC. I’m a good … Continue reading →

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September 22, 2009
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A client’s addition/renovation process blog

http://musingsfromdave.blogspot.com/ Here is a process blog from some folks I helped to design an addition for last winter. It was the sort of project where having an architect payed off (if I remember some of the early schemes they came … Continue reading →

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August 18, 2009
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facade redesign

This is a simple project I did entirely in Photoshop after a site visit to take some photos and talk to the owner. The original house needs updating for a number of reasons. Most of what it needs is rather … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2009
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Pricing a Project

We are in the pricing phase of this project.  The builder has done an itemized estimate and I am double checking it to see if anything is unreasonably under or over.  I do this by  cross checking with numbers from … Continue reading →

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December 21, 2008
by bob
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Head Scratching -vs- Choreography

The scratching of one’s head goes on a lot on a typical job site. More than most people realize, more than the future homeowners would like to know, even those doing the scratching.

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December 7, 2008
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More on Choosing a Builder

As a client you don’t want to be funding another job that the builder is losing money on and you don’t want to be the job they are losing money on either. Continue reading →

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