Energy-Efficient Homes / Discussions

Floating slabs are the overwhelming favourite of passive house builders for many obvious reasons. I have learned so much from your amazing site! I have an old house that violates very code known to man, that is barely the size of a small double car garage. Luckily, the lot it sits on has plenty of room to build new and...

...homes. Sorry we can’t help, if you do succeed in finding some please let us know, we would love to include them in our pages.  

...homes in Canada, but the lack of a U in vapor indicates you are likely in the US. If where you live requires vapor barriers by code, then you would need to continue with that on the ceiling, and no, it should be permeable. Tell us more and we can help – what climate zone do you live in, and is this a new construction p...