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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing the stack effect in buildings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing issues with condensation in unvented attics insulated with open-cell spray foam.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article outlining the casuses and solutions for ice dam problems.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article from Building Science Corporation explaining 'wash and wear buildings' that are designed to be flooded and washed out afterwards.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article outlining the use of spray polyurethane foam in residential buildings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering reservoir claddings, back ventilation and vapor throttles.
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BSC
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Report discussing how to create livable space in the attic that meets IRC code requirements by either creating a ventilated roof assembly, or and unvented attic assembly.
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BSC,
Building Science Corporation
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Article describing walls and moisture development on them.
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BSC,
Building Science Corporation
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Article describing air leakage in buildings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report on whole-house and spot ventilation strategies for improved indoor air quality.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guidebook providing useful examples of high performance retrofit techniques for the building enclosure of wood frame residential construction in a cold and somewhat wet climate.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Discussion of building sheathing.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing how moisture accumulates inside of structures and issues that result.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report detailing a three-winter study on unvented roof assemblies in a cold climate, assessing insulation material, ridge diffusion vent presence, vapor control membranes, relative humidity, and interstitial airflow. Results indicate that utilizing air-permeable fibrous fill insulations in unvented...
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report detailing a three-winter study on unvented roof assemblies in a cold climate, assessing insulation material, ridge diffusion vent presence, vapor control membranes, relative humidity, and interstitial airflow; results indicate that utilizing air-permeable fibrous fill insulations in unvented...
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Building science insight into crawlspaces.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guide providing information on controlling attic ductwork sweating.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering wind loading on roofing assemblies.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article outlining moisture accumulation in open cell spray polyurethane foam.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing airflow within buildings due to pressure differences.
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BSC
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Report aiming to "de-mystify" technology and economic considerations of residential PV systems.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Document covering basic moisture control principles in the design of above-grade building enclosures; driving rain as a moisture load on walls; a classification system of the various rain control strategies available for walls; and good design practises for walls.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering the performance of residential buildings during three hurricanes impacting Florida in 2004.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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How hard can it be to insulate a flat sheet of concrete? I mean you only have three choices – on the top, on the bottom, or on the edge. OK, you might have some combination of the three as well.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Discussion of building sheathing.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has been dramatically reduced.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Article describing the perfect wall and and in what order to control rain, air, vapor, and heat.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
ORNL,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC,
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Paper describing testing for the first of a series of six near net-zero-energy test houses, using the results to work towards the construction of a true net-zero-energy house.
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BSC
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Information sheet describing transfer ducts and grilles for HVAC.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Information sheet providing definitions, applications, and techniques for applying air barriers.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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BSD-102 report providing guidance about whether to construct a vented or unvented attic based on hygro-thermal zone.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Information sheet with methods for constructing or retrofitting basements to reduce moisture issues.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guide providing information about controlling rainwater through use of drainage planes.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Information sheet describing the function of a vapor barrier, and methods to retard the migration of water vapor.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC,
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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Article describing the impact of increasingly stringent ventilation standards on multifamily buildings, highlighting the inefficiencies and challenges of exhaust-only ventilation in tightly sealed enclosures, the complications of achieving balanced ventilation, and the unintended consequences of...
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report reviewing unvented roof assemblies, such as conditioned attics and unvented cathedral ceilings that are becoming common in North American construction.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Document summarizing the various papers on unvented conditioned cathedralized attics found on BSC's website.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report focusing on the performance and durability of unvented-cathedralized attics in hot-humid climates with both tile and asphalt shingle roofing.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report covering wind uplift and roofing membrane failures.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Building science report describing issues with vented attics in hot-humid climates and how sealed attic construction may be a solution.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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A review on the knowledge about ventilated wall claddings from field performance and hydrothermal modeling.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Guide providing information on controlling attic ductwork sweating.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Document outlining a well-detailed drainage plane and flashings.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report describing sloped roof assemblies with high levels of thermal performance.
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BSC
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Article discussing the risks that can occur from undercutting bedroom doors to provide return airflow from bedrooms, as well as corrective measures that can be taken to address these risks.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Report describing Net Zero house design with sloped roof assemblies.