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Homes being constructed today are more energy efficient than those built even just a few years ago, primarily due to significant improvements in building products and techniques as well as development of high-performance heating and cooling systems and other appliances. However, the benefits of foundation insulation are often overlooked. Heat loss from an uninsulated, conditioned basement may represent up to 50 percent of a home's total heat loss in a tightly sealed, well-insulated home. Foundation insulation is used primarily to reduce heating costs and has little or no benefit in lowering cooling costs. In addition to reducing heating costs, foundation insulation increases comfort, reduces the potential for condensation and corresponding growth of mold,… Read Full Post

More than a million decks are built and replaced each tear in the united states.While decks are a popular feature of many homes,the construction and safety of decks have come to be a big concern in the building industry.Improper deck building has resulted in a growing number of deck failures and related injuries and death.

In September 2006, a voilent deck collapse occurred.The potential purchasers,a family of five, were doing a final walkthrough on a single-family house in a quiet,older subdivision in larenceville,Georgia.The house was on a lot that slope away from the street.The back slding door was 12 foot above grade.There was a well built and well maintained 12' by 15' deck overlooking a wooded backyard.When the buyers walked out onto the deck,it…