Footing
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Capillary Breaks Above Footings
Install a peel-and-stick membrane or a fluid-applied waterproofing product between concrete footings and basement walls
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Placing a Concrete Foundation on Rigid Foam Insulation
Careful coordination makes site prep and foundation work proceed smoothly at the Orchards at Orenco project in Oregon
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Construction Begins — and We Encounter a Few Snafus
It turns out that we need high-density XPS rated at 60 psi — and lots more rebar than we had planned on
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Video: A Passivhaus Foundation
Installing a capillary break on top of concrete footings
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Video: Installing Rigid Foam Under Footings
This construction site video of the Karuna House in Yamhill County, Oregon, demonstrates installation of a geofoam foundation that will superinsulate the bottom of the building envelope and help the…
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Foam Under Footings
Yes, you can build your house on rigid foam — as long as you can convince your local code official to let you do it
