Home Design Academy

by Chris

Chris Novelli of n3 architecture reveals his home design and residential construction strategies to help homeowners learn more about the design and construction process so they can be better equipped to collaborate with builders, architects and contractors allowing them to make better, well-informed decisions when constructing or renovating their home. Discover tips to make your home more energy efficient, sustainable and durable to save money in heating and cooling costs. Your house is one of your largest and most substantial investments and you should never cut corners and use the wrong materials, bad design or outdated construction practices. If you are working with a limited budget I highly recommend that more money is put into building correctly and as energy efficient as possible, rather than spending on fancy materials.You will learn about the various phases of planning and implementing a residential construction project and the methods I use to design my projects.

Episodes

HDA 002: How to Finish Your Basement

25m · Published 31 Mar 20:00

#002: In this episode we discuss the methods I use to finish a basement. Water and humidity are the typical problems with basements in the Northeast. I want everyone to be very mindful that using standard (above-grade) construction methods in a basement has a high potential for mold to grow.

You also need to be very careful with what materials come into contact with a concrete foundation wall as water can wick through the wall and allowing that moisture to provide the conditions for mold to grow.

Read show notes here:
https://n3architecture.com/episode-002-basement-finishing/

Home Design Academy has 61 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 25:00:19. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 8th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 2nd, 2024 16:41.