Guide
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Guide describing common areas of thermal bridging in mass (concrete) and steel-framed multistory buildings and methods and materials for addressing those points of thermal bridging.
Case Study
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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.
Reference
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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.
Reference
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Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solutions.
Reference
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Article describing thermal bridging, construction practices that encourage thermal bridging, and solving thermal bridging through continuous exterior insulation.
Guide
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Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.
Guide
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Guide describing how to insulate headers over doors and windows to reduce heat loss and heat gain through solid wood framing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to frame and insulate exterior-to-interior wall intersections to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to frame and insulate corners to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.
Guide
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Guide describing construction and insulation techniques for double wall framing.
Guide
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Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.