...aterial as wall frames; foam studs wouldn't carry a Canadian snow load.
What you can do is factor that in during the design phase so you achieve the actual wa...
...at can act as air barriers are drywall, sheathing, insulation, house wrap, even the polyethylene we normally install as a vapour barrier can act as an effective...
...as athermalbridge , and that can greatly reduce the overall R value of a wall. Virtually every thermalbridge in this wall assembly was identified and elimina...
...at all openings are flashed and taped appropriately and to code so that water that wants to run downhill can do so rather than accumulate and that it is directe...
...ave all the appropriate components , including an air barrier, a vapor barrier /vapor control layer, well balanced insulation, and be attached in a way that doe...
...A container house doesn’t automatically mean a cheap build. For reasons mentioned above (framing and insulation), and because the technical issues are rather co...
...a material qualifies as a vapour barrier is determined by the amount of moisture that passes through it, and it is given a rating. Any material that allows less...
...arium is not a greenhouse, but can be used as such.
The typical solarium is usually a glazed space adjacent to a dwelling, separated by an exterior wall and a...
...as a high R value per inch, acts as an air barrier and a vapour barrier. However, it has been known to shrink after application, leaving air gaps and a lack of ...
...a heat pump instead of a natural gas furnace or boiler yields carbon emissions savings comparable to taking an average car off the road .
A gradual transition...
...as a high R value per inch, acts as an air barrier and a vapour barrier. However, it has been known to shrink after application, leaving air gaps and a lack of ...
