Wood framing/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...woodfor houseframing, renovations and certain commercial applications as well. The truth about fire resistance andwoodstructures: The combustibility of a building'sframingmaterial has little to do with fire safety. Statistics show that the risk of fire is no greater forwoodframe homes than for those built w...

...woodframingof a passive solar home with FSC certifiedwood: Engineeredwoodproducts forframinghomes Engineeredwoodrequires more processing than standardwood. As may be expected, engineeredwoodis more expensive than the types described above, and has a higher embodied energy given that it undergoes mul...

...WoodWindows: Pros :Woodis a natural, renewable resource and has comparatively good insulation value; it can be finished naturally or with any paint colour;woodis among the more affordable of frame materials. Cons: It require regular ongoing maintenance and are susceptible to moisture and insect damage; it's ...

...framingdocuments including a cut list for eachframingmember. We were also provided with awoodorder to match, along with pre-cut lengths whenever possible. This gave us multiple points towards LEED certification. Further reading on structures and material efficientframingtechniques: Aboutwoodframe const...

...wood. Galvanizing steel also requires 83 times more water than treatingwoodwith borate. Further Reading forWoodFramingChoices: Which Lumber & Materials to Choose forFramingHomes Is OSB or PlywoodBetter for Roofs, Walls & Floors? Which Building Envelope Material is Best?Wood, Steel, Concrete, Straw Ba...

...wood- Which is Best? Odds are, that if you pass a housing development ofwood-framed houses, it will have OSB (oriented strand board) as exterior sheathing . When you count sub-floors, roofs and wall sheathing, OSB claims about 70% of thewoodsheathing market in North America over plywood. Both products have benefi...

...woodstructure ICF walls are now as affordable aswoodICF(绝缘混凝土形式)墙有很多我们不喜欢的地方，但也有很多好的地方。首先是我们喜欢的——它们只是在某些应用中工作得很好。用ICF建造的地下室不会像标准地下室那样发霉。如果你选择…

...woodcomes from a sustainably managed forest , so FSC labelledwoodis always preferred. Where to buywood: Wherever you live in Canada, there is without a doubtwoodbeing harvested not too far away. If you want to ensure yourwood在某种意义上被限定为“本地的”，你可以首先从物种选择开始……

...wood. Cedar and larch are local, very durable and resistant to rot. This process can also be done with other commonwoods such as pine, hemlock, maple or oak and is the perfect finish to the exterior of a variety ofwoodframingmaterials . How carbonizedwoodfinish is made:Wooden boards are burnt on each side,...

...woodfor roofs, walls and floors? Well ecoHOME would reply "it depends where, and what other materials you are using!" Rated at 40NG, 3/4 inch OSB sheathing can be one of the better vapour barriers for home construction in most of Canada. But in order to act in that role, it needs to be on the inside. Sheathing pro...

...wooddecay & rot. Yes, old windows will leak more air and lose more heat than new ones, but there is an energy variable to consider with replacement of windows as well. Purchasing a new window will also have its own energy and carbon footprint in terms of raw material extraction, manufacturing and transportation. ...