I know a few people who share my annoyance with the overuse of the word sustainable. They might be annoyed for reasons different than mine, however. I think they get annoyed by its use as virtually meaningless marketing puffery (think “green” automobiles or “green” nuclear power plants). When Ed Begley Jr. calls bamboo flooring shipped […]
These days, no pop financial book should fail to take the opportunity to distinguish between real wealth (i.e. things that humans want, e.g. gasoline, pizza, houses, etc.) and financial capital (chits and symbols in a social system that serves to allocate real wealth). Why is this so important? Because in today’s highly developed and specialized […]
The gist of this gem is that most wet basement problems are surface-water problems. In other words, fix your gutters, punks. With respect to foundation drainage systems, Appendix B helpfully quotes part of the International Code Council’s International Residential Code. R405.1 Foundation Drainage specifies gravel or crushed stone drain at least 1 foot beyond the […]