Case Studies

Case study describing project conducted by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) and Building Science Corporation (BSC).

Case study describing a four-square Concord home retrofitted by Building Science Corporation in Massachusetts.

Case study describing a Concord Cape Cod style home designed in August 2008 by architects and engineers at Building Science Corporation, who developed the drawing set and specifications for the high performance custom home in Concord, Massachusetts.

Case study describing an effort to create a comfortable, healthy, durable and energy efficient single family home.

Case study describing a 2013 DOE Building America Top Innovation for the installation of rigid foam insulation on the exterior of home roofs and walls as a thermal, air, and moisture barrier.

Case study describing a building project in the cold and very-cold climate zones.

Case study describing a new construction project using high R-value enclosures with a hybrid insulation approach.

Case study describing optimal design and limitations of cladding attachments over exterior sheathings.

Case study describing research about using exterior, vapor permeable insulation of retrofit walls with vapor permeable cavity insulation.

Case study describing retrofit measures for embedded wood members in insulated mass masonry walls.