r/buildingscience↗
Building Science - Designing Buildings For Human Occupancy
Collection of resources on building science. Topics can range from insulation strategies, mechanical designs, water waste reduction strategies, control layer strategies, example builds.
43k subscribers194 posts / mo in Sep 2026175 authors / mosince 2013
r/buildingscience has 43k members (+36% over the last 12 months). It gets about 194 posts a month from 175 people. Top topics: Heating and Cooling Solutions, Reading Recommendations and ESP8266 Projects.
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- Heating and Cooling Solutions0.3%
- Reading Recommendations0.2%
- ESP8266 Projects0.2%
- Roofing Tips0.2%
- Wildfire Smoke Impact0.2%
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- GreenBuildingAdvisor
- ICC
- Ubakus
- The Home Depot
- Canada
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