Category Archives: system

VOLKsHouse data

Posted on June 9, 2011 by jonah

The VolksHouse contains three bed rooms, 2 baths, and has 1,650 sqft of conditioned space. The main hub of the mechanical systems resides in a simple ”mud room” between the two car garage and main house. System Design comment: A primary … Continue reading →

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Foundation #2 – Under Slab Insulation

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jonah
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Foundation #3 – Slab insulation detail

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jonah

       The lower photo shows a typical detail at thickened slab sections designed to carry bearing walls. The perimeter “foundation” is only 8″ thick with the rest of the slab being 4″. On the Volks House we found … Continue reading →

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Framing #1

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jonah

The framing for the Volks House is fairly typical, we follow standard practice for reducing material because of cost, thermal bridge reduction, and resource efficiency by framing with 2-stud corners, headers on only bearing walls, etc. But the rest is … Continue reading →

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