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Rating Windows for Condensation Resistance
Window shoppers are confused by the two rival methods for measuring condensation resistance
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Things I Learned in the Great White North
Or, damn, it’s cold in Minnesota
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Weatherization in Alaska Includes Skirmishes with Moisture and Mold
As homeowners seal air leaks and add insulation to make homes more energy efficient, they sometimes neglect the need to exhaust excess water vapor from the interior
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How Risky Is Cold OSB Wall Sheathing?
The thicker your wall, the colder your sheathing. If you build a very thick wall, will your sheathing stay cold and wet?
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Calculating the Minimum Thickness of Rigid Foam Sheathing
In this case, the code is your friend — just follow the IRC’s foam thickness table
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Are Dew-Point Calculations Really Necessary?
How to perform dew-point calculations — and why it's possible to design a high-performance wall without performing calculations or consulting a psychrometric chart
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How Heat Moves Through Homes — Building Science Podcast
Space-age radiant barriers work great in the vacuum of outer space, but here on Earth, heat moves by conduction, convection, and radiation, simultaneously, all the time.