Tag: insulation
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Is Compressed Fiberglass Insulation Really a Problem?
Prime: prime Subtitle: Or is this just another myth in the world of building science? Images: I’ve been guilty of perpetuating a myth. Not long ago I wrote an article in which I said installing insulation, “cavities [should be] filled completely with as little compression as possible.” But is compression really such a bad thing?…
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Three Easy and Essential Advanced Framing Techniques
Prime: prime Subtitle: Stick-built homes that don’t use these techniques are missing an easy opportunity to save energy and cut construction costs Images: Most new homes in North America are built with sticks. The early home builders used bigger pieces of wood — timbers — and when the smaller dimensional lumber that we use so…
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Three Easy and Essential Advanced Framing Techniques
Prime: prime Subtitle: Stick-built homes that don’t use these techniques are missing an easy opportunity to save energy and cut construction costs Images: Most new homes in North America are built with sticks. The early home builders used bigger pieces of wood — timbers — and when the smaller dimensional lumber that we use so…
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Using David White’s Global Warming Calculator
Prime: prime Subtitle: The second part of my Passive House conference presentation Images: …
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Revisiting the Debate Over Global Warming and Insulation
Prime: prime Subtitle: Here’s what I presented at the North American Passive House Conference Images: At the North American Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist,…