ACCBP Blog
Building Science Insights for Homes.
Practical guidance on mold, moisture, HVAC design, and the building failures that affect indoor health across the Gulf South.
What Is the Purpose of the Building Department?
Permits and inspections should protect homeowners and support code compliance. When the process only collects fees, creates delays, and shifts responsibility, trust breaks down.
Your AC Company Has More Impact on Your Health Than You Think
In hot, humid climates, HVAC is not just about comfort. The way your system handles humidity, filtration, ventilation, and pressure affects the air your family breathes.
Code Is Not a Quality Standard
Poor homes are not just a contractor problem. They are the result of a market that rewards low bids, weak standards, and minimum-code thinking.
If the Budget Is Tight, Shrink the House
If the budget cannot cover the fundamentals of a safe, durable, healthy home, the answer is not to cut performance. The answer is to build less house.
Building Science Is Not a Buzzword
Healthy homes and building science are becoming popular language, but real competence takes field experience, diagnostics, physics, and humility.
Why All the Hate on SPF Insulation?
Spray foam gets blamed for a lot of failures, but the real question is whether the attic, HVAC, moisture, and pressure strategy were designed and installed correctly.
Same Science. Better Pacing. More Compassion.
Honest feedback matters. The standard for healthy, durable homes does not change, but the way complex findings are communicated can improve.
A Great Builder Protects the Home From Bad Decisions
A beautiful home can still fail if critical building science decisions are treated like preferences. Great builders protect the client from those failures.
Why Mold Keeps Coming Back
If remediation removed the growth but never corrected the moisture pathway, the same conditions can return. Here is why root-cause building science matters.