Durable construction / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...durable way to satisfy the two thirds rule is through the use of continuous exterior insulation (CI), which is insulation placed entirely on the outside of the structural framing (i.e., over the sheathing). Insulation choices for a durable exterior Using CI achieves two goals at once: it satisfies the R-value split and...

...Construction, United Technologies Natural Leadership, World Green Building Council, and USGBC. About the authors: Harvey M. Bernstein has been a leader in the engineering and construction industry for over 30 years. Currently, he has lead responsibilities for McGraw-Hill Construction’s (MHC) market research group, incl...