If you are building a new home or are thinking of building one in the near future you really need to understand building science. So many contractors today will just throw your home together as fast as possible. There are good contractors out there who have done their research and really know how to build a sustainable, energy efficient home. Most people don’t understand what is right and wrong in building a new home. If you know and understand building science you can make sure your home is being built right.
There are so many bad building practices that contractors will do that will cost you a lot of money over time. To be up to date on the best building practices I recommend you download the free app called “CI” Construction Instruction. It has great step-by-step practices and instructions for building your new home the right way.
I have enjoyed learning as I have watched all the how-to videos. Learn for yourself and share this app with your contractor to make sure your home is built right. This app is the best instruction on building science that I have seen. Please take some time and learn these building practices so your home can be done the right way.
Authored by Steven Cooper Google
Hi Steve,
Some 20 years ago we began doing research on ways to save on our heating and cooling costs, which were outrageous, even then. Friends had given us boxes of Mother Earth News Magazines to recycle through our minds, and as we did we found Hay Baled buildings. Seemed like the thing to do, except for the high moisture content where we lived. We did find an article on
Monolithic Domes. While not as easy to build or cheap to get started as straw baled buildings, or cobb construction, or earth dwellings, these structures are safe in tornado, hurricane, earthquake, flood, and fire related disasters. monolithic.com Look them over. Ted
I have always been kind of skeptical of straw bale homes as well but I need to look into it more. I have a friend who has a monolithic dome house. I will as them how it is.