Library

Article describing methods for thermally isolating a garage in a Passive House-certified multifamily building.

Energy Star web page providing guidance on attic ventilation.

Document reporting results from a study done to evaluate effects of automotive emissions from attached garages on the indoor environment.

Report describing information for builders and retrofitters about eliminating hazards and coincidental energy losses that come from attached garages.

Article describing the building science implications of insulating vented or unvented attics.

Article describing the research into insulating vented versus unvented attics.

Article Describing methods for thermally isolating multifamily parking garages.

Article describing the difference between conditioned or unvented attics and unconditioned or vented attics.

Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.

Journal article reporting on field experience of unvented cathedralized (UC) attics in several environments in the United States.

Website describing results of research on impacts to garage doors from hurricanes, tornadoes, and high wind events.

Results from a research program testing airtightness, implications of air leakage and contaminant reduction over the garage-to-house interface.

Information sheet about air barriers.

Report describing ways to retrofit a home to make it more hurricane resistant.

Article outlining moisture accumulation in open cell spray polyurethane foam.

Q&A article discussing how to address moisture issues in an attic in a wet and humid coastal climate.

Article describing the risks associated with vented and unvented crawlspaces in different climate zones.

Report reviewing unvented roof assemblies, such as conditioned attics and unvented cathedral ceilings that are becoming common in North American construction.

Document summarizing the various papers on unvented conditioned cathedralized attics found on BSC's website.

Report focusing on the performance and durability of unvented-cathedralized attics in hot-humid climates with both tile and asphalt shingle roofing.

Document outlining important safety considerations of ventless fireplaces.