by cal@dueckbuilders.com | Sep 5, 2023 | Dueck Builders Blog
Basements have a reputation for being cold, dank, and uncomfortable. Even with a good heating mechanism they can be uncomfortable places. Why? Mean Radiant Temperature The answer has to do with Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT). The mean radiant temperature...
by josh.friesen@dueckbuilders.com | Dec 6, 2022 | Dueck Builders Blog
Congratulations! You are about to embark on a fun adventure, you are considering building your own custom dream home. You have likely been thinking through ideas, drafting floor plans, and pinning kitchens for a while now in anticipation of beginning your custom home...
by josh.friesen@dueckbuilders.com | Nov 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the leading edge of the home building industry there are many terms for high-performance homes. Terms such as green homes, net zero homes, passive house, and sustainable homes come up often. Sometimes it can be difficult to know the difference, or what each term...
by josh.friesen@dueckbuilders.com | Dec 17, 2021 | Dueck Builders Blog
The Importance of What We Breathe The pandemic changed the way we think about many things. One important change is that it forced us to think of the importance of consistent air exchange in our buildings. We focused on air changes and bringing fresh air into closed...
by dueckbuilders | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
This resource was born out of a recent job one of our contractors did recently. They had to replace some insulation that was improperly installed around joist ends. This job wasn’t a proper vapour barrier, and rather than preventing moisture from making it to...
