Roof insulation / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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...roof. A fairly common design feature with older homes was a very minimal roof overhang, so exterior insulation work (as you can see in the image below) may protrude past the existing roof and force you to into a much more extensive remodelling project. Short roof overhangs make exterior insulation more challenging to ...

...roof insulation is simpler to carry out than wall insulation, in addition to being essential for good overall insulation. That's why it's included in the LogisVert program. Check out our article on roof and wall insulation to find out how much insulation you need for good energy performance. Caulking work, which aims t...

...roof insulation used to best effect: Watch more green building video on the Ecohome YouTube channel here The Ecohome's Edelweiss House LEED Platinum certified V4 roof is a 2/12 pitch insulated to R95 with Rockwool (formerly Roxul) mineral wool batts. R95 far exceeds the most rigorous Canadian building codes, and is a ...