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

...exteriorinsulationAlso, if installing a final finish toexteriorwalls over additional wallinsulation, see our page on how to installexteriorsiding so walls can dry . Attachinginsulationwith metal screws Above are a couple of ways to attachexteriorinsulationand maintain the highest possible R value ...

...exterioredge of a slab on grade is made of EPS foam and can be parged. Having used rigid Rockwool panels meant we needed an additional solidexteriorsurface. Here we installed anexteriorcement board , though that left the challenge of how to attach it without using metal fasteners that would lead to thermal bridgin...

...exteriorinsulation: It would have been quicker for us to attach the entire mass ofexteriorinsulationwith longer screws and only one course of strapping, but using THERM software, our engineer determined that the cold transmitted through the metal screws would have reduced the effective R-value of theexteriorins...

...insulationat the level above grade; however, this is a less common building technique. To be truly effective, it would need to be done on theexteriorof the wall to prevent thermal bridging. Building code requirements for foundation walls vary across the US and Canada, and range between R19 and R24.5. This is a min...

...exterior, one of the greatest ways you can protect your home is through good design. Extensive overhangs will mean that the majority of rain will not even touch your walls or the siding, this fact alone will greatly increase the lifespan of whatever cladding you choose to put on theexteriorof your home. Rain, UV ra...

...insulationand heat loss © EcohomeExteriorbasementinsulationis less common, probably due to the fact that it can be more expensive. And there are certainly less cases whereinsulationis installed on both sides. By insulating theexteriorof basement walls we consume less interior space and prevent exposi...

Siding Installation The walls of your home are an environmental separator. Their job is to keep the inside in and the outside out.Exteriorcladding or siding is your first line of defense against weather elements, and its job is to allow interior control layers (ie. the building envelope) to do their jobs without...

...insulation在阁楼里太多了吗?What does ‘diminishing returns’ forinsulationmean? It's as simple as this - adding one inch ofinsulationto a wall that has only one inch ofinsulationis certainly well worth the investment, in any climate. Adding one inch ofinsulationto a wall that has 5 inches of insula...

...insulationon theexterior, that as well will have a vapour permeability rating that should be considered. As an example, 2 inches of Roxul ComfortBoard is rated between 30 and 40 perms, compared to 2 inches of EPS foam which is about 1 perm, and 2 inches of XPS foam is only about .5 perms. Meaning, by putting 2 inches...

...exteriorinsulation(R4) Weather barrier (WRB) StrappingExteriorcladding * Both homes are built on a raft-slab ‘ slab on grade ICF Forming kit ’ with 12 inches of EPS foaminsulationJohn Hodges' Passive House with Larsen Trusses © EcohomeExteriorinsulationfor home renovations: Beyond new home ...

...insulationforms, interior floorinsulationand reinforcement mesh as per engineering specifications. If you are installing in-floor radiant heating, be sure to have it designed by engineer to properly locate the heating delivery system so as not to affect the structural integrity of the slab. Raft slab Installat...