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2nd Annual Wall-Assembly Contest Kickoff This reboot of the Kansas City BS and Beer gang s #WallAssemblySweet16 competition gives construction and design students a chance to show off their knowledge. On March 2, 2021 Connor Malloy of George Brown College, Matt Blomquist, a building technologies teacher in Taylorville Illinois, and Travis Brungardt of BSandBeerKC.org kicked off this year’s #WallAssemblySweet16 competition a bracketed tournament of wall-construction plans for high-performance homes. Last year’s competition was full of great designs submitted by home-building pros, with building-science heavy hitters Ben Bogie and Michael Maines facing off in the final. This year the organizers are limiting the competition to students, and both Connor and Matt have shared it with their fellow educators across North America to make it part of a nationwide curriculum. The resulting competition was explained in this conversation (in the video above) live on Tuesda ....
What We Need To Leave Behind To Build Better in 2021 Watch Jackson Andrews, Jake Bruton, and Ben Bogie share their unique perspectives on job-site conditions, business, performance, and products, and make arguments for what is no longer viable. In this month’s BS and Beer Kansas City online meet up, builders Jackson Andrews, Jake Bruton, and Ben Bogie join the Kansas City BS and Beer gang for a roundtable discussion on the outdated things we should abandon this year. Many of us have been waiting for the end of 2020, anxious for a fresh start and hoping to get past so many unpleasant things. The residential building industry is no different, and there are definitely practices and materials we should dispense with for good as we progress toward a better built environment. ....
Podcast 307: Shed Foundations, Wasted Foam, and Deep-Energy Retrofits Matt, Rob, and Patrick hear from listeners about electric heat and building monitors before taking listener questions about Shaker sheds, foam sealant, and a deep-energy retrofit in Redwood City, Calif. Help us make better episodes and enter for a chance to win an FHB Podcast T-shirt: Chris explains his all-electric heating strategy. John shares his thoughts on monitoring assemblies. Ed asks about shed foundations. A second John wants a smaller can of foam. A GBA poster wants to know how to improve the comfort and performance of their new home.