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 dueckbuilders | Apr 1, 2020 | Dueck Builders Blog, Uncategorized
The year is 1970. You’ve just signed the paperwork to have your child enrolled in a new study at Stanford university. You show up bright and early to watch your child from behind the one-way glass. He’s given a marshmallow and told if he doesn’t eat the marshmallow...
by dueckbuilders | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Imagine this. The year is 168,000 BC. You’ve just returned from a successful deer hunt. You’re sitting around the fire with a handful of berries trying to stay warm. The nights are getting cooler again for some odd reason. You see your crazy neighbour Gorg...
by dueckbuilders | Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m sure you’ve heard the stories before. The ones about subcontractors not getting paid, or work being done unsatisfactorily. You maybe have heard about people bragging how they took advantage of a subcontractor. Unfortunately these conversations are not...
by dueckbuilders | Apr 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Building “green” for me has to do with integrity. I believe that as creatures on this planet we are all related to, and affect, all other aspects of our world. The butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world may have helped shape a hurricane in...
