Building Plans for the Energy Star Thermal Bypass Checklist

Featured Plans

• SECTION 1: OVERALL AIR BARRIER and THERMAL BARRIER ALIGNMENT

  

  • 1" rigid foam with 1x3 wood furring

  • 1" rigid foam with 2x2 wood furring

  • Thin-profile attic baffle

  • 1in. rigid foam baffle

  • 1in. Exterior rigid foam baffle

• SECTION 1: OVERALL AIR BARRIER and THERMAL BARRIER ALIGNMENT 1.1 Overall Alignment Throughout Home

  

  • Air sealing strategy (lower)

  • Air sealing strategy (upper)

  • Overall alignment (lower)

  • Overall alignment (upper)

• SECTION 1: OVERALL AIR BARRIER and THERMAL BARRIER ALIGNMENT Free Sample!

  

  • 1-1/2 in. rigid foam/2x4 sleepers

• SECTION 1: OVERALL AIR BARRIER and THERMAL BARRIER ALIGNMENT 1.4 Slab-edge Insulation

  

  • Monolithic Slab w/ 3/4 in. rigid foam

  • Monolithic Slab w/ 1 in. rigid foam

  • Monolithic Slab w/ 1.5 in. rigid foam

• SECTION 1: OVERALL AIR BARRIER and THERMAL BARRIER ALIGNMENT 1.5 Air Barrier At All Band Joists

  

  • Air sealing upper-floor band joist

  • Air sealing with 1 1/2" rigid foam

  • Air sealing with spray foam

• SECTION 1: OVERALL AIR BARRIER and THERMAL BARRIER ALIGNMENT 1.6 Minimize Thermal BridgingHeat flow that occurs across more conductive components in an otherwise well-insulated material, resulting in disproportionately significant heat loss. For example, steel studs in an insulated wall dramatically reduce the overall energy performance of the wall, because of thermal bridging through the steel.

  

  • 3D advanced framing concept

  • 2'-0" module layout concept

  • Stacked framing concept