Library

Energy Star web page providing guidance on attic ventilation.

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

Article describing the research into insulating vented versus unvented attics.

Fact sheet providing information on building-scale and utility-scale battery storage for disaster resistance.

Website for CEE, the US and Canadian consortium of natural gas and electric efficiency program administrators.

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

Technical report detailing the vulnerabilities of the U.S. electric grid to weather-related failures.

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

Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.

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.

Report describing use of the Energy in Modular (EMOD) method to design, produce, and deliver affordable, net-zero energy, low-carbon, and healthier buildings through industrialized (factory) construction of modular buildings; modeling of whole buildings and subassemblies of components, pods, panels...

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.