Foundation insulation best practices / Discussions

...Best practices for basement construction Footings seated unprotected in wet ground will always absorb moisture and draw it up into foundation walls, which in turn usually delivers it right into basements, causing mold and rot. Insulating the outside of foundations and footings in preferable for a host of reasons (which...

...foundations and homes, I would first check our BC Step Code made easy page for information on that. Building codes vary too much between states, provinces and even cities for us to keep up with unfortunately.