r/buildingscience peaks Tuesdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/buildingscience was created on August 13, 2013, making it 12 years and 12 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 40,007 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/buildingscience is experiencing strong growth, with 1,132 new members in the last 30 days.
r/buildingscience shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 30.6 upvotes per post across its 40,007 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.34. To reach the Hot section of r/buildingscience, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/buildingscience receive an average of 10.4 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 39 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 8 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 4 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 2pm UTC (5 posts), 1am UTC (5 posts), and 1pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 4am UTC, 6am UTC, and 12am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (4), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (4), Saturday (6), Sunday (7) posts reaching the top.
r/buildingscience currently has 40,007 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,132 members (2.91%), averaging 35 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/buildingscience in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/buildingscience has gained 2,679 subscribers (7.18%). Since tracking began 604 days ago, the community has added 20,524 total subscribers.
r/buildingscience is experiencing strong growth, with 1,132 new members in the last 30 days.
r/buildingscience has 40,007 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/buildingscience is Tuesdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/buildingscience is experiencing strong growth, with 1,132 new members in the last 30 days.
r/buildingscience was created on August 13, 2013, making it 12 years old.
Posts on r/buildingscience typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/buildingscience is a Reddit community with 40,007 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Collection of resources on building science. Topics can range from insulation strategies, mechanical designs, water waste reduction strategies, control layer strategies, example builds." The best time to post on r/buildingscience is Tuesdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 30.6 upvotes and 10.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 35 new members each day. Founded 12 years ago, r/buildingscience is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 08:05:26