Building science / Discussions

...building science! The building is over 100 years old with a half below grade (fully cured!) concrete basement. No exterior insulation, I'm guessing no exterio...

...science behind the moisture movement is the same. Is there any efflorescence (moisture stains) on the walls? South Carolina can have a bit of a range of clima...

...building envelope, you can often wait out a heat wave (at least on the main floor) without the need for artificial cooling, as the concrete absorbs the ambient ...

...building envelope. There is not one perfect wall system we would point you towards, but rather give you some tips on how to determine that yourself. The buildin...

...Building Science Made Easy Video . Once you know what a wall is supposed to do, the options will make more sense.

...Building science basics Choosing the right insulation Dense packed cellulose Spray foam Foam panels Should your exterior need renovating anyway, con...

...building is letting in cold air. I need to insulate the building. When renovating exterior walls you need to observe the normal practices for wall assemblies or...

...building science for your climate to design your wall, no matter the materials you choose to use. Assuming you are in a cold climate, you would still need som...

...building science basics video, watch that as it will help you understand the steps involved as well. Without knowing where you are I can’t speak to vapor barrie...

...building science made easy that will help you further choose a good wall system. I hope those pages help, have a read and feel free to pop up a follow up questi...

...building science made easy video , which explains the how vapor moves through walls, and how to properly manage it. Perhaps my wording should have been, to w...

...Building science for cold climates made easy - video So we instead used a Vvapor retarder prime / vapor barrier paint on the Edelweiss House rather than a sta...

...building. There is a surprising amount of building products and techniques that are allowed and even encouraged by a lot of building codes that actually make no...

...Building science for LEED v4 wall design made easy - Video The problem with air conditioning and interior vapor barriers like you would need in the Kawartha’s...

...building science video that explains it best – Building science made easy – video So my two cents would be – yes on the WRB weather barrier membrane on shea...

...Building science made easy video– How to design walls that work properly Since you are going about this backwards, meaning building from the outside, I assume...

...building science video about it where we used it at the Edelweiss House, we had an entirely separate air barrier in that wall assembly, a peel and stick membran...

...building science forensics has me curious. I figure you either have - a super-efficient house where a few 100W incandescent light bulbs makes a difference, or...