A couple of years ago I read Gerd Gigerenzer’s book, Calculated Risks: How to Know When Numbers Deceive You. I thought it was great, and am surprised it isn’t discussed more widely. Last night I started another of his books, Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious. From the first page: “A Columbia University was struggling over whether to accept […]
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Air-tight electrical boxes
Install, inject foam in the cavity, and run a bead of acoustical sealant as you're installing drywall. Pretty neat product. As an added bonus they stay closed aligned with the wall. Most electricians are legally blind, so this feature is actually awesome! View this post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog for WordPress.
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Kitchen additions are an intense experience
Here's a photo I took just prior to demolishing a temporary kitchen cabinet that Abe rigged up to get our clients through an unpleasant couple of weeks. Pretty creative. View this post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog for WordPress.
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June and Steve invented something.
June and Steve invented something. View this post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog for WordPress.
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Stuff that occurs to me nice and early on Saturday mornings.
Stuff that occurs to me nice and early on Saturday mornings. Embedded Link Before and After Photos are Weird Have you ever noticed how popular ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos are in design and building magazines? Maybe there’s some psychological affect where things seem more beautiful when pl… View this post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog for WordPress.
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Before and After Photos are Weird
Have you ever noticed how popular ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos are in design and building magazines? Maybe there’s some psychological affect where things seem more beautiful when placed next to ugly things. I’m definitely guilty of taking more than my share of before photos (ugly stuff just begs to be photographed), but I always feel a little weird about showing […]
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Holiday Gift Ideas from Tay River
With the holiday season fast approaching, what better way to celebrate than by stringing your attic with flexible duct that’s sort of connected to your bathroom fan and then sort of pointing it to a gable vent! Make this year special! Give the gift of right-sized, properly ducted bathroom ventilation.
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Yesterday Jim Millhouse and Bill Hulstrunk of National Fiber visited a kitchen addition…
Yesterday Jim Millhouse and Bill Hulstrunk of National Fiber visited a kitchen addition we're building in Princeton. They're both building geeks too, so I always enjoy seeing them. Abel's running this project for us, and (imo) doing really well at trouble-shooting the complicated water-management details that arise with exterior foam. At some point I swear I'll do a write-up on […]
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Seriously? With 80% glass?
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Here's a wonderful interview with one of the greatest thinkers in building science….
Here's a wonderful interview with one of the greatest thinkers in building science. Roughly half is a rant against architects – I hadn't realized how frustrated he is with them. Almost reminded me of Nassim Taleb talking about bankers. INTERVIEW: Building Science Pioneer Dr. Joe Lstiburek on the Good, Bad and Ugly Side of Buildings The term ‘building science’ is […]
