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Pouring a Monolithic Slab on grade for a Passive Solar LEED Home © Ecohome
Slab on Grade

Monolithic slab-on-grade foundations - Super insulated for LEED Homes & Passive House

...reduced building cost, speed of completion, and even lowering a building's carbon footprint, as typical foundations involve three separate trips for concrete trucks. First they arrive to pour the footing, then back to pour foundation walls, and a third trip to pour the basement floor. Each trip for work crews and truck...