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@phillhart2990 23 сағат бұрын
Continued from my previous comment - my late dad (an electrical engineer) gave me a good tip. He said make sure you put plenty of slack in the wires, as this will give any future electricians a much better chance to modify things in future without having to muck around or damage the drywall/Gib - because "spare" cable can be pulled through to add an electrical fitting if required. Again - the rules on this may vary depending on where you're living. In some places the wires have to be secured, so it might not be applicable for you. If you are going to do this, ensure that the holes you drill are the correct diameter for your local building code, and are sufficient to allow a cable to be pulled without friction (mainly talking walls here). Don't thread too many cables through a single hole (there is often a different limit depending on your area, and the cable thickness). But the best bet is to get it right fist time, before the drywall goes on of course! But think ahead! Always put in some extra feeds to "future renovation areas" of the house, and ensure these are clearly labeled at the box... AND labeled in the wall. This way when you begin on the next renovation you'll have more options for your electrical. Find an experienced electrician first and consult with them from the beginning. Label EVERYTHING! I labeled each wire in multiple places - (both ends - and even along the wire, so that if anyone ever has a segment of drywall removed, they can see what each wire is for at a glance. Note that even without this, your electrician "should" be able to work out what each wire services in the house, but being able to see this without the services of an electrician is a big head-start for you (or the next person) if you renovate in future. Hope this helps!
@BuildingABetterWay 4 сағат бұрын
Thank you @phillhart2990. This is a fantastic list of super helpful hints for anybody who is trying to do this themselves and certainly more in depth than our video. I really appreciate all of you great advice you have so generously given us. I hope your remodels turned out amazingly beautiful.
@phillhart2990 23 сағат бұрын
There is a lot of work in this. In our house, I did all of that myself - working out the plan for both the lighting, and all the power points (electrical outputs). This was done over several iterations of renovations (mainly two, but we have a third and "final" to go. I was lucky enough to have a very experienced (old school) builder who explained to me how the basics worked (eg two way switches etc). With the knowledge he gave me, I was able to plan, then drill all the holes in the structure, thread the required feeds and put in all the boxes in the places we wanted. This might not be possible in all countries, but for us, doing this work saves us thousands of dollars. All the electrician had to do was connect the feeds (all labeled) at the new "power box" (we moved it to a new location) and wire up all the lights and electrical outputs. If you're going to use a similar approach, I strongly recommend you check the "building code" for your country /provence etc - also I recommend that you get an inspection from the electrician before you put the drywall / GIb in place - especially if it's your fist time doing it - just incase you got something wrong!!
@northernfabricationllc2281 2 күн бұрын
Follow this guys advice if you want a weak immune system.
@BuildingABetterWay 2 күн бұрын
You do realize that allergies are caused by a hyperactive immune system that is responding to benign things, like pollen and dust, that are normally in the environment, but that the body should not be reacting to, right?
@northernfabricationllc2281 2 күн бұрын
Yeah and if you coddle those kind of things your body will never get stronger. Same principles apply to viruses such as the flu or common colds. Same thing goes for dogs and cats with children. They help their immune sustem become stronger. To each is their own but me personally, I'd rather have a strong immune system. Which is built by exposure and also good genetics :-)
@BuildingABetterWay 2 күн бұрын
What you are saying is true for things that your body has not been exposed to already AND is not hypersensitive to already. Negative selection in this individuals has been short circuited and their immune systems are NOT working correctly. You are misunderstanding the basic functionality of the immune system, which is to respond to things that are toxic or dangerous to the organism and to NOT respond to things that are not dangerous to the organism. Allergies and some types of asthma are the body not doing the second aspect of its’ job correctly.
@AlvinAlvarez-j5t 4 күн бұрын
Tmx ❤
@AlvinAlvarez-j5t 4 күн бұрын
Ok project building Bacolod city complete
@BuildingABetterWay 4 күн бұрын
I don’t understand.
@annaasnis 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I like hearing about new innovative and sustainable products in construction.
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
Thank you Anna!!
@darkestdot2752 8 күн бұрын
Who failed so hard to not update the building design to take into account the dimension of the insulation to avoid ripping the material to fill the gap?
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
Ahhh, that would be prioritizing installation ease over design. We believe that would be a huge mistake. People want to live in places that make them feel good, and part of that “Feeling” is aesthetics and part of it is performance. We think both should be considered when building and designing and cutting the cork is a small price to pay for a better looking(yes, I realize that is subjective) home.
@darkestdot2752 8 күн бұрын
24in vs 0.5m exposed members isn't going to be visibly noticeable but it's sure going to impact cost and performance.
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
What is visible is all relative. Additionally, you are assuming that the width of the cork should define spacing, but what about the width of the overlay of sheathing or roofing, which are on 4’ x 8’ grids. These won’t work anymore and the boards will have to be cut to fit the metric measure.
@darkestdot2752 8 күн бұрын
Did you forget furring strips were installed and the cladding was going to be installed on those?
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
lol!! Yes. I. Did!
@joevarga5982 9 күн бұрын
Sooo... if humans can eat it, I imagine that termites can as well. I wonder if this might actually be a benefit if they prefer cork to lumber.
@BuildingABetterWay 9 күн бұрын
Interesting thoughts. Cork is not wood and has very little cellulose in it(<15%), which is the super/carbohydrate that termites eat. Additionally, cork is filled with a chemical called suberin, which are composed of fatty acids and alcohols, and are repellent to termites. So cork is not a food stuff for termites.
@joevarga5982 9 күн бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Interesting. So, does cork "breathe" like fiberglass? You know, a lot of "experts" on here are using foam sheets and spray foam, trying to seal every gap. They end up with a home that's humid inside from respiration and running the shower and need to run a dehumidifier all the time. There goes your energy savings. This is a big mistake. A house shouldn't be airtight. You want dampness to be able to escape. Does cork breathe like fiberglass does?
@WalkthroughHeroes 8 күн бұрын
@@joevarga5982 Try that in a cold climate, you will have mold in the walls very fast.
@joevarga5982 8 күн бұрын
@@WalkthroughHeroes Try WHAT in a cold climate?
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
The problem with having sealed walls that don’t breath is mold so design walls that allow vapor diffusion and that exclude water. Foams do not do this well and leak Air/vapor constantly. The problem of poor indoor air quality from tight homes is easily solved with an Heat Recovery Ventilator(HRV) or Energy Recovery Ventilators(ERV). A house that is cooled to the point of condensation is a house that has not controlling infiltration while cooling. Cold air needs to be dehumidified or it condenses, and this is exactly what an ERV is used for.
@dankestbagel4478 9 күн бұрын
Only 700 views?!? This deserves so much more. Thank you guys for taking the time to make such a great video
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
Thank you!! Just having good people who want to learn and evolve their thinking/actions, like you, is more important than a lot of views from people who don’t. We appreciate the comments and hope to earn more from you in the future.
@cacadodoheadrs 12 күн бұрын
Great video!
@BuildingABetterWay 12 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@philiptoomes6631 19 күн бұрын
Looking forward to the stories!
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
Thank you Phil!!! I love that you are seeing our videos!!!!
@nate998877 24 күн бұрын
The difference between working on a construction crew and owning a construction company.
@BuildingABetterWay 21 күн бұрын
There is a difference between the two but I got to Owning by working in the crew and I find both jobs rewarding and challenging. The people who continue to strive for improvement, building better and continuing to learn are the ones that rise to the top of our company and they get to do everything in get to do. In this career, your future, and your happiness, is what you make it.
@jayumble8390 Ай бұрын
Thank you! I learned some things from this video.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
Thank you, @jayumble8390. I am so glad and i very much appreciate you letting me know. We are starting a much bigger Eichler project soon and I hope we can provide you more value.
@mancinidesignbuild Ай бұрын
This works until you unplug and literally drive away your power source. If you overproduce I believe one can sell their excess electricity back to the grid and power company. I live in Philadelphia, so I really can't relate or comment with much authority on the experience in California.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
@MancinidesignBuild What you say is totally correct if we were advocating for not having any batteries at all and only having the vehicle. But what we’re advocating for is having one or two batteries and the electric vehicle instead of four or five or more batteries on the house. In California, the utilities just passed another idiotic law called NEM 3.0. What it did was reduced the cost that PG&E had to pay you for your power to the cost that PG&E pays for power from its wholesale provider, which is about 16% of what they charge us for that same power. Yes 84% of the cost of our power goes to cover the infrastructure and their lawsuits for causing all of these fires that keep burning our state. But that is another conversation. This means that when you feedback 100 kW of power into the grid you get 16 kW of power worth of credit and you still have to pay for the other 84 kW of power. This completely changes the calculus of net metering. And also the calculus of people wanting to be energy neutral. What the electric vehicle Powering the house all allows you to do is to completely disconnect from the grid and only have an electric with extra batteries as a back up. If you ever run out of power, say because there is a super long storm or your PV panels go down for a period, you can go to a charging station charge up your car and run your house for many more days. And you pay a lot less for that energy independence and security net.
@mancinidesignbuild Ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Initially I thought you were advocating the truck as the only power source but it seems I missed that explanation in the video. It makes perfect sense to reduce battery inventory and use your money to invest in a truck/moblie power source that can be repeatedly recharged and has capacity for many days of power.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
@mancinidesignbuild Sorry we didn’t make it more obvious. I am glad what we were advocating makes sense to you. Thank you for your comments!
@josephpostma1787 Ай бұрын
Thanks for helping me be an informed customer.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I could not be happier than to know I helped someone else do something to help themselves and the world. Thank You!!
@philiplacey5430 Ай бұрын
It's hard to imagine building a modern house with a 1.5" thick clear redwood roof deck. You do see 2x6 doug fir t&g as a roof deck and interior finish sometimes.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
True, but they are never the only thing that functions as the roof. They typically have a bunch of foam up above the deck that makes them somewhat efficient.
@antoniewong2512 Ай бұрын
How about that third unit behind you?
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
Good eyes!!! That is the heat pump water heater. Even passive houses need those and so far, only a couple of companies combine space heating and DHW.
@faisal181 Ай бұрын
Not having good sun is BETTER for turf. My issue with turf in both Cali and Arizona was how HOT it was on the touch for us and the pets.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
I totally get it. It does get hot and it can be super uncomfortable to stand on without shoes. If we cannot avoid it when it is really hot, we just spray a little water on it before hand and it cools if right off, but you are correct, it is one of the drawbacks of fake grass. The water savings, especially in California and Arizona, are so huge that the limitation on using it when it is super hot seems pretty small with the water savings all year round.
@faisal181 Ай бұрын
I would say that it's not that Eichler's suck, its everyone's add ons to them over the years suck. But great to see, trying to run an HVAC in our Eichler its a battle of lots of money or a sub optimal system.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
It is funny you say this. I actually love the look of Eichlers. They are unbelievably beautiful homes with an amazing inside/outside connection. But they suck as comfortable, long lasting, trouble free homes that evolve with the times. I have been in so many Eichlers with broken HVAC radiant systems that are unrepairable and so need to be replaced. As you said, changing them is basically impossible without making them complete eyesores. Like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water, they are architectural marvels, but functionally and structurally abominations.
@faisal181 Ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Tell me about it we just got a quote for $27k to replace the HVAC. Doesn't help they did some interesting add on works here lol. Apparently if you have a 58 and above Eichler it has copper pipes, but ours is 55.
@BuildingABetterWay 8 күн бұрын
Sorry. That sucks. Yes, the Eichlers are the gift that keeps on giving. Beautiful homes to live in, with unsurpassed connection to the outdoors, but you pay for it, in repairs and discomfort when it is hot or cold out. Best of luck to you!!
@vivenreddy Ай бұрын
An inspector from 4Leaf Inc came over to my property, on the Peninsula, to do an inspection. Before he left I asked him if there are any special inspections when using ZIP system. His answer: " What is ZIP system?"
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
The Zip System is a good idea with a couple of big flaws. You must seal every nail head and in Earthquake country, that is a lot of nail heads. And secondly, the tape is reverse shingled, directing water into the house and the tape always has folds and any horizontal hole is a leak waiting to happen.
@brasshouse-og Ай бұрын
This is like my wet dream. What a great video. I cannot wait to apply a lot of this
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
Thank you. We hope to have better videos soon. We are retooling to try and make this better for everybody to understand what we are doing.
@markstipulkoski1389 Ай бұрын
Good video, but why does the title imply that a recessed window might be guaranteed to leak? I didn't catch the faiure mode that is alluded to.
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
Great point @markstipulkoski1389. Sometimes when I am making these, I forget that most everybody does not have the same experiences that I have had. The issue with recessed windows is that most of the time they are either installed with windows that do not have flanges or they are installed with windows with flanges but the installers install them the same way they do when they are on the outside of the walls, which often directs the water behind the head flashing, causing leaks. Before I knew what i was doing, I always stayed away from flangless windows because I was always told they leaked because the flanges were the main way to divert water away from inside the window. Now I realize that is not true and that proper window sealing and waterproofing all has to do with proper shingling of the flashing and tapes. It is true though that this proper shingling is much harder when the flashing materials go past the vertical aspect, which is what you get on a recessed or inset window. The heads are essentially upside down horizontal serfaces. And the sills are much larger and more prone to standing water and leaking, so the flashing burden on the bottom of the window and sill is much larger and needs to be much more robust. I hope this helps.
@markstipulkoski1389 Ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Thanks for the detailed reply. As an engineer, electrical, not structural, I'm detailed oriented. I plan to DIY my retirement home in a couple of years and I've been consuming performance building videos and articles daily. Until recently, the examples I've seen have been flanged "outies" and flange-less "innies". So I got the impression there was no such thing as a flanged "inny" installation. A recessed integral flange seems to be the best....A caulked flange serving as a gasket and an overhang protecting the most vulnerable part of the window, the top. The sill, as you said, needs more attention, though. My plan is for the house to be ICF and to use flanged casements. Maybe tilt-turn but few mfg's make them flanged. Did you make a video of the windows being installed, flashed, and trimmed out?
@BuildingABetterWay Ай бұрын
We did not show the installation of them but we showed the stages of flashing, caulking, taping and insulating the windows. The actual install is pretty much what the manufacturer tells you to do and the “Magic” is how you weather and air seal it. I don’t think that video is out yet, but stay tuned as we have a lot of content coming out soon. Longer, more involved videos about “Issues, causes, solutions and the benefits of doing it right”.
@sanya9999 2 ай бұрын
Do you use any software's for the preconstruction processes? I know you said no shoutouts to individual products, but just curious if you use a management software or you have your own method and do each phase individually. Thanks
@BuildingABetterWay 2 ай бұрын
@sanya9999. We tried just about everything out there: Procore, Builder Trend, UDA, Co-Construct, and hated all of them for different reasons. We finally built our own in a program called Smartsheets, which is great for many reasons, but is just a platform that allowed us to do what made sense for our clients and our jobs. I feel like exactly building what you need, while more time consuming and harder, will always give you a better result than a “do everything for everyone” solution will do.
@zbcc12 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info. I do wonder why it is preferred over an empty cavity. In my head, it seems that air would be even less mass and therefore a better insulator. Is it just because the fiberglass prevents convection flows inside of each isolated cavity? (Such as in-between studs)
@BuildingABetterWay 2 ай бұрын
Yes, that is exactly correct. Remember, it is not about mass but about specific heat capacity that defines how good a material is at insulating.
@glamptribe 3 ай бұрын
Could we buy this insulation? If so, where? Anywhere in the USA?
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@glamptribe We buy this from our local insulation subcontractor but you can also get it from: 475.supply/collections/wood-fiber-insulation. We buy a lot of stuff from them and their service is great. They are super happy to help with technical information but charge a restocking fee, even if they never sent it, and you canceled before they shipped, which totally sucks, . FYI - We don't accept any sponsorship of any kind. This is just my own experience.
@violetscreaming 3 ай бұрын
Ahhh the difference between your average new build and an architect supervised build. No blue tape everywhere lol
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
LOL! I don’t mind blue tape actually. It just means that we get to learn more ways to make things better. Good architects are a good builder’s best friend and visa versa. We help make each other better.
@violetscreaming 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay I’ve been watching a lot of videos by the cyfy inspections guy where he inspects new builds in developments where there are a sea of torn spots of blue tape. Whereas I think when the architect is actually involved beyond putting plans on paper then the builder is more on top of the contractors who are doing their best work. It’s like two totally different tiers of building, or rather attention to detail.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
100% Agree. Every once in a while we do a spec home or a development home and it is like monkey put the homes together. I have no idea how they pass their inspections. They are absolutely awful.
@violetscreaming 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay and it’s not like people are paying budget prices for these properties either. In Australia you are paying $700k for a 3 bedroom new build, more if it’s anywhere near Sydney. So to pay that much and have all of these bs issues. I’d be one of the worst clients ever, constantly visiting site to check on things because I just wouldn’t trust them..
@sergplehkov9800 3 ай бұрын
У меня не сильный Английский, получается остаточное тепло после охлаждения воздуха, подогревает вам воду, весьма интересно, спасибо за видео.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@sergplehkov9800 Да, это потрясающе. Благодарю вас за комментарий и ценю ваши добрые слова!! Da, eto potryasayushche. Blagodaryu vas za kommentariy i tsenyu vashi dobryye slova!!
@randomhandle01 3 ай бұрын
Grass needs 1in of water a week. So 1000sqft would be 625 gallons of water, .625gallons per square foot a week to achieve 1in, multiply by 52 weeks in a year and thats 32,500 gallons a year per 1000 square feet. That's less than half of what you tried to claim in your video. The microorganisms and bacteria need water to survive, just like EVERY living thing, so yes covering the soil preventing moisture definitely kills them. I don't mean to be rude but did you not do your own research first or just believe the first thing you googled?🧐 Or are you maybe trying to push an agenda???🤔
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@randomhandle01 Thanks for checking my math but maybe assuming my motives are beyond your skill set. I am wondering, in your calculations, did you consider the following: Shape of the grass area, type of sprinkler head distributing water, climate zone in my area, wind speed and average temperature in my area, type of grass, sun exposure of that grass, soil type that the grass was planted in and even what time of day the grass was watered? As i am sure you know, each of these has a significant impact on the water usage and efficiency of distribution of water for the grass. Std. Spray type heads are about 50% efficient at irrigating large areas, while stream types are best in class, but only 85% efficient at best. The best distribution systems are pretty efficient at distributing water efficiently, if they are irrigating a rectilinear space, but much less efficient at shapes with curves, as my yard has, as there is significant overspray required for complete coverage. Evapotranspiration can account for sizable efficiency losses in lawn irrigation and is dramatically affected by most of the variables I site above. But I am sure you considered all of these in your calculations too. And turf does not block water, and this is one of the biggest selling points for it and why it is considered permeable landscaping in all civil engineering calculations. And if you statement is referencing that when i am not watering my turf, the microorganisms are not getting water, i have not irrigated by 8,000 sq.ft lot, except for grey water of the clumping bamboo, in 18 years. So none of my yard gets supplemental watering but my native landscaping, which is everything except the bamboo, is doing great.
@randomhandle01 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay all accounted for but pointless regardless. Seeing as if you doubled the amount of water, which would be way more than any grass type regardless of soil conditions and natural climate would ever need, you still wouldn't reach the numbers you're claiming. It'd be closer but still significantly less. So no matter what you say as long as your numbers don't add up, what you have claimed is simply not true no matter how you try to dress it up. Please don't attempt to access my skill set when you've made such blatantly false and easily disprovable statements. You'll hurt yourself.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@randomhandle01 Sorry, but i disagree with your analysis. I have multiple University of California Agricultural Departments references that suggest 1” - 1.5” per week, with Evapotraspiration rates at 18-50% and soil type availability rates with differentials of 5 fold differences. The numbers and your confidence in your calculations without ANY knowledge of highly relevant variables, assess your skills.
@Jay-od3fh 3 ай бұрын
Looks awful.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@jay-od3h So it would probably not be a good option for you then.
@Jay-od3fh 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Agree. I prefer a nice looking lawn.
@514kumiko 3 ай бұрын
In Russia and Europe this exists since 1999..
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@514kumiko Yes, you are absolutely correct. As with most things house and efficiency, Europe leads the US by 20 years. I have been learning how to build from Europe my entire career.
@matijaslat2100 3 ай бұрын
još kad roletne otkrijete...
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@matijaslat2100 Yes, we still need blinds. My wife reminds me of that every time we try to find somewhere to get dressed in the morning and we can see people walking by on the busy street. The cobbler’s shoes…..
@matteopisanu7372 3 ай бұрын
In europe we have tilt windows in every house, even 20 years old houses
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@matteopisanu7372 Yes, I was in Europe 3 months ago and all of the things that we “Leading Edge” builders in the US are doing today, Europeans have been doing for at least 20 years. We can really learn a lot about building from our European counterparts.
@hr1meg 3 ай бұрын
Wow. Brick and bullet proof too huh? No one will ever break in. This California? Bet they break in on furst night.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@hr1meg The glass is triple pane and tempered, inside and outside, and i have never had a brick thrown in any home nor have I ever heard a bullet shot anywhere near my home. I think you have an incorrect view of California. We have a lot of homeless, but they rarely cause problems besides leaving their trash around. Not sure what “Furst Night” is..
@RAREFORMDESIGNS 3 ай бұрын
I like single pane glass.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@rareformdesigns HA!! Come to my office today and we can see how much you love single pane glass. We are in a 115 year old Mansion in San Jose and with single plane glass and no insulation or air sealing, the upstairs will be over 95*F today. Nobody loves single pane glass for the comfort, energy efficiency, sound exclusion, condensation or lack of maintenance that it forces on you.
@RAREFORMDESIGNS 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Single pane plate glass (not tempered} is the best. Insulation is not required in a well designed house.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@rareformdesigns This is obviously wrong and 200,000 years of evolution in refuge and then home design proves it, so there is no reason for us to talk further.
@Scott-cu4ol 3 ай бұрын
what’s the name of the window and where in the US can you buy them? I’m in the northeast
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@scott-cu4o1. These windows are Wyth but I absolutely would NOT recommend them. There are much better manufacturers of these windows than this company. They were 6 months late delivering these windows and they were packed stacked on top of each other on top of a pallet, with no cushioning in between, and were beaten to hell when we received them. Horrible company. I recommend you talk to companies like Zola, Schuco, Alpen, and other Passive House Window manufacturers. Most of our jobs use Zola, which we love. The only challenge with them is they have minimum order sizes that is a problem on some smaller projects.
@dilrubaakter5718 3 ай бұрын
wow good topic
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! We will add more about the Living Building Challenge in the next few months.
@dilrubaakter5718 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay I found some problem with your channel
@cubekanaal 3 ай бұрын
Wow you found every window in every europian house
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
Exactly. And yet they’re unbelievably rare in the US and they cost the same as most good US windows. And are much cheaper than most of the expensive US windows, but twice the performance, 10 times the air ceiling and way more quiet.
@YevgeniaWatts 3 ай бұрын
Ha!
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@yevgeniawatts. You weren’t supposed to see this!!! 😀
@YevgeniaWatts 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay 😉
@brandtrosenstock 3 ай бұрын
So if you were to use dirt wouldn't it act sort of like concrete wouldn't it soon as you get hot retain the heat so if you don't like a desert area it would take a little longer to heat up but then it would stay hot when it cooled down
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
Hi @brandtposenstock Yes, exactly. It has a similar heat capacity and a similar thermal conductivity, so it would take longer to get warm and then when it got warm, it would take a long time to cool off. But, it would have such high mass, that when it got warm, it would take forever to cool down, which would not be good for comfort, in either the summer or winter.
@HyperboleBob 3 ай бұрын
I don’t understand why the center panel has black trim all around it, separating it from the rails & stiles; looks cheap. Also, there is no point in buying a super-insulated door if your walls and windows aren’t well-insulated.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@user-bv4se4jf2m Thanks for the great question. I didn’t engineer the door, so i am going out on a limb here, but for most doors, the outside “frame” moves differently than solid inside panel, so if you fix them by say, welding them together, you stress the whole door and cause it to deform. The solution to this is to leave the inside panel floating in the frame, and the only way you can do this and keep it air tight is to wrap the panel in an “Ugly” black gasket(i agree it is ugly, but had not thought about it until your comment, so “Thanks”, but also “Dammit, now I am going to see that forever!”. It seems pretty obvious that they could have covered the gasket by recessing the panel into the frame of the door more, but that is already the leakiest part of the door, so maybe that didn’t work well during design.
@pivotalpawn 3 ай бұрын
Better have whoever does your audio re-engineer this. Door clicks and you can still hear the truck.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
Not sure i follow, but the door does click and you can still hear the truck with the door closed, but it is very quiet.
@pivotalpawn 3 ай бұрын
@BuildingABetterWay it's an obviously edited video, the sound of the truck is tracked over the video, it starts almost in sync when the door opens and whoever did it, did a crap job of lowering the level with the door. So either get a better audio engineer working for you, or admit it's fake and overlay "for demonstration purposes only" on your video.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
It and all videos we do are edited. I think that can be said for all videos, made by anybody, anywhere, but I understand your point. We use lapel mics, not boom mics, and they are tuned to reduce any audio outside of the voice. The actual road noise didn't come through on the audio track at all, so we did use canned audio for that scene, to mimic the ambient sounds that we experienced in that house, rather than throw away the whole scene.
@pivotalpawn 3 ай бұрын
@@BuildingABetterWay Yes and it is super obvious and anyone worth their salt having those audio tracks and seeing the waveforms could mute the truck audio in time with the click of the door and make the video 100% better. Want people to believe in your product having the sound of the truck after the click of door says fake and cheap. I'm sure it's a great door and actually does kill ambient noise, your video says otherwise just trying to help.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
@pivotalpawn Super awesome feedback man. I really appreciate that advice. I actually questioned my video guy and he said it was fine, and I am an idiot, so I trusted him more than myself, and since he is great at so many things, that made sense. But your point is super valid and I really appreciate the helpful advice. Peace Brother, and “Thank You!”.
@JonathaninEssex 3 ай бұрын
Wow 5 thousand dollars. Get a life.
@BuildingABetterWay 3 ай бұрын
Thank you @JonathaninEssex. You too!!
@arturasnesakysiu1684 4 ай бұрын
Small
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
Actually, not about small or large. It is about combining more windows into fewer units, so larger windows not smaller ones. And then making them fixed windows when they don’t need to open, so you minimize cost and heat losses while getting bigger and better window and doors.
@j_airy1524 4 ай бұрын
David, this house is truly amazing! I'm currently studying passive houses at university, and this house provides me with some great insights. I have a few questions about the house. Firstly, you used a lot of straw. Has it been treated for fire and pest resistance? Also, since the house is built with wood, I wonder if it might be vulnerable to strong winds and rain, such as during a typhoon. How do you address these issues in the design? Thank you!
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
@i_airy1524 I will take the second question first. This is California, so everything is engineered to withstand very large earthquakes, so that is not a problem. The first question, yes, you do need to pay special attention to a house made of straw, but no more than any other house we make with wood. Wood and straw have the same weaknesses: they are organic materials that can rot when they get wet. So, we absolutely should pay very close attention to water and fire. And we very much do, in every project, regardless of the straw or dense pack cellulose or fiberglass or rockwool. Water is not your friend in these homes. Good Luck with your studies. I am so excited for you. This is an amazing time to be learning Passive House.
@cementmanorwoman 4 ай бұрын
It might be more active if any background music is included in this video?
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Please explain.
@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_759 4 ай бұрын
Well done!
@stevepailet8258 4 ай бұрын
love the use of rammed earth and straw bale in the same home. Wow.. Now reaching 70 years old I can tell you I would hate living in this house. Carrying up and down three flights of laundry once a week would really not be high on my list of things to do.. 4 bedrooms worth of bedding every week plus towels etc. Anyway climbing a flight of steps would be fine climbing 2 sets several times a day.. yuck. Other than that yup gong to be a very tight house.
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
@stevepailet8258 Yes, knees and hips do get more sensitive to stairs the older we get. Multiple floors is almost a mandate in this area with small lot sizes, high property, values, and larger homes. You very often have houses that require multiple floors to fit the square footage of the house on the lot size available. That being said, this house has a laundry chute, so while you will have to carry your laundry up the stairs, you can use the laundry chute to drop it down into the laundry room from the top floor.
@view640 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this, I learned a lot
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. I really appreciate knowing this is helping someone!!
@benbohannon 4 ай бұрын
That’s not a roof. That’s a large pickleball court in the sky!
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
Yes, it is large, but with a embodied carbon 60% less than a normal home of its size. We cannot control the size of the homes we build, but we can reduce the impact they have on the planet and the environment.
@benbohannon 4 ай бұрын
I have a creak and weak spot in my master bath floor. Was pointed out and supposedly corrected before purchasing from the builder. 10 years later I’ve got piles and grout popping. Hate to have to fix this myself. Ugh.
@BuildingABetterWay 4 ай бұрын
Yes, I just fixed a leaking toilet in my own house today. Home ownership has its “Privileges”!! Sorry for you “not so fun” job on your home.