Design Process for Sizing: Cooling and Heating System Capacity, Room Air...
A design process is laid out for sizing cooling and heating system capacity; for specifying the airflow and duct sizes to each conditioned space; and for specifying the free area needed to transfer air...
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How you live in your home and how you clean and maintain your home affect the quality of air in your home. Keeping your home clean and dry makes it comfortable and healthy for you and unfriendly and...
View ArticleGuide to Insulating Sheathing
Residential housing design continues to move towards the development of high performance sustainable building systems. To be sustainable, a building must not only be efficient and durable but also...
View ArticleWater Management Details for Residential Buildings
Explanation of the concepts of drainage, wetting and drying potential using graphics in relationship to window installations and building envelope penetrations. Also, a special review of in-field...
View ArticleBuilding America Quality Control Checklist Appendix
This appendix contains Building Science Information Sheets that provide more information for specific inspection points on the BSC Building America Quality Control Checklist. Each Information Sheet is...
View ArticleQuality Assurance Roadmap for High Performance Residential Buildings
BSC’s Quality Assurance Roadmap outlines the approach to quality assurance in the construction process as recommended by Building Science Corporation for new residential construction. Seven process...
View ArticleBSC Building America Quality Control Checklist
The Building America Quality Control Checklist has been developed by Building Science Corporation as both a guide to assist in the transition to high performance home building, and as a simplified tool...
View ArticleIRC FAQ: Basement Insulation
2006 IRC High Performance Housing Basement Insulation FAQ Sheet
View ArticleIRC FAQ: Cladding Attachment Over Insulating Sheathing
2006 IRC High Performance Housing Cladding Attachment Over Insulating Sheathing FAQ Sheet
View ArticleIRC FAQ: Insulating Sheathing Vapor Retarder Requirements
2006 IRC High Performance Housing Insulating Sheathing Vapor Retarder Requirements FAQ Sheet
View ArticleIRC FAQ: Wall Bracing Requirements for Insulating Sheathing
2006 IRC High Performance Housing Wall Bracing Requirements for Insulating Sheathing FAQ Sheet
View ArticleIRC FAQ: Conditioned Attics
2009 IRC High Performance Home Conditioned Attics FAQ Sheet
View ArticleAttic Air Sealing Guide and Details
Attics should be air sealed prior to adding insulation. Adding insulation alone does not save much energy and can lead to health and durability problems. The intent of this guide is to provide...
View ArticleHigh Performing Precast Concrete Building Enclosures: Rain Control
High performance precast concrete enclosure walls stand apart from most "rainscreen" walls in several key respects: how they control rain penetration, how they provide airtightness, and their sequence...
View ArticleMass Save Deep Energy Retrofit Builder Guide
Existing homes present an incredible variety of conditions. The variations of building techniques over time and across different regions combined with the inherent individuality among builders lends to...
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