Being energy wise involves a complicated collaborative process among many partners. As one of the pre-eminent leaders in energy code, Commissioner Andrew McAllister and panel discuss the future of sustainable energy design.
Upcoming Webinar to Highlight Buried Ducts
Second article in a two-part series on how proposed code revisions will provide builders options for burying ducts
The first of a two-part feature on unvented attic changes.
Today’s leading manufacturers need to do more than produce products and market them; they are a builder’s most integral partner. Here are the stories that show how the builder-manufacturer relationship creates cost-efficient, high-performance homes that exceed even the most challenging building codes.
Recently, Owens Corning has worked as an extension of the team assembled by Habitat for Humanity for project ABC Green Home 3.0. This project is using familiar insulation and fiberglass solutions that easily integrate into the design plans and deliver the highest standard of energy efficiency in production-built homes.
Owens Corning offered to help Quail Homes reassess their extensive analysis, which led to displacing their internal air sealing process and replacing it with sealing the outside of their homes to better protect from conditions, including moisture, in the region. Now, every Quail Home is wrapped in a blanket of PINK® Insulation top to bottom, outside to inside.
The technology is ready, but out-of-sync codes are blocking potential water reuse in homes and apartments.
In today’s residential marketplace, air sealing has become a fundamental part of the home building equation. As building codes and Home Energy Rating System (HERS) targets have evolved, so too has the need for builders to incorporate air sealing into the build equation.
Whether it’s location, orientation, climate zone, design, size or occupant, every home requires a different formula.
Air Quality, Comfort, Healthy Home, Moisture Control, Smart Home, Sustainability
