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David Good

Dave Good, CPHC, is the co-founder and contractor at Atmosphere Design Build, a small northern California firm focused on handcrafted, high performance buildings.

On the Way to Net Zero

September 12, 2018

Renewables are part of the strategy, but conservation comes first
Framing With Engineered Lumber

September 11, 2018

Second-floor framing and the kitchen and living-room lid.
Framing Shear Walls on the Slab

September 5, 2018

A mix of sole plate heights and wall heights adds some complexity.
Forming the Elevated Slab and Curbs

August 23, 2018

How can we form a monolithic slab with stem walls?
Steel Beams and a Metal Pan Deck

August 21, 2018

Borrowing from the commercial building world, we use steel to prep for an elevated concrete slab.
Dealing With Water on the Site

August 15, 2018

Rain water runoff in a small town.
Pouring the House Foundation

August 13, 2018

Finally out of the dirt!
Forming and Placing Concrete for the Garage

August 8, 2018

Starting with the garage will give us covered storage.
Pouring the Footings

July 31, 2018

Placing the concrete and stripping the forms.
Forming the Footings

July 27, 2018

Pinning the footings to the batholith with steel and epoxy.