Rigid Foam
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Retrofitting Basement Insulation
Given the existing conditions, what is the best assembly for a warm and dry basement?
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Pouring a Concrete Foundation in Cold Weather
How do you keep concrete warm when everything else is freezing?
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Prioritizing Home Performance Upgrades, Part 2
How to tackle energy efficiency improvements to get the best results—a case study
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Designing Fire-Ready, Resilient Houses
A Texas-based architect describes building ignition-resistant houses in accordance with the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
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Cold-Climate Vapor Control
Contrary to the American IRC, the Canadian NBC allows only one method of vapor management to be used in a residential building
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Getting Continuous Exterior Insulation Right
From choosing products to their compatibility with other control layers to assemblies that work, take a deep dive into CEI
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Insulation With Integrated WRB and/or Sheathing
Products suitable for continuous exterior insulation that integrate a water-resistive barrier and, in some cases, sheathing too
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Low-Slope Roof and Ice Dams
Can eave-to-ridge roof venting, vigilant air-sealing, and robust thermal control prevent ice dams in high-snow country?
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Details for a “High-Performance Garage”
An insulated slab, Larsen truss wall system, careful air-sealing, and dense-packed insulation in deep cavities mitigate heat losses at a garage door
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Problems with Attic Trusses
If you are designing with attic trusses to create conditioned living space, be warned it is difficult to detail this assembly, making it susceptible to heat loss and air leakage
