Temperature and Moisture Control in Mid-Century Homes

Temperature and moisture control in mid-century houses is one of those topics that might seem less exciting and relevant until suddenly…it matters to YOU.

And while our mid-century houses have the potential be properly snug without being too sealed up. They also sometimes need a tune up. Plus a number of trendy, seemingly “esthetic” changes to your house – siding, soffit, or roof changes – can create problems that didn’t exist before. We’ll definitely cover the moisture consequences (yes, that sounds icky) of painting brick and adding vinyl siding.

So let’s dig into some building technology and the broader concept of thermodynamics so that you are READY to handle the most important considerations about moisture control in mid-century homes.

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In other news: Design for a (ranch like) Passive House

2 min readSo I haven’t been making as much progress as I’d like on the Togstad project in August but it is for an excellent reason.  I’ve been designing another project – a new Passive House residence to be constructed in the Bloomington, IL area.

While nothing in the design brief said “ranch” it is no coincidence that it has an elongated single-story profile and flowing open plan layout.  I do have ranches on the brain.  Here are some of my sketches from the Schematic Design phase.

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