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Posted on July 22, 2018

Construction Materials-Rigid Sheet Insulation

Today, we are going to have our first dedicated discussion about a specific building material, sheet insulation.  I originally had this blog named Foam Insulation but changed the name because not all sheet insulations are a type of foam, there are a few non-foam products, one that I will discuss last. Continue reading “Construction Materials-Rigid Sheet Insulation”

Posted on June 3, 2018

Building Science-R-value

In our northern climate, how quickly a structure loses heat is dependent on three factors, the first is transmission heat loss which includes the difference between inside and outside temperatures, called the delta T, and the resistance to heat flow, or R-value of the building assemblies. Continue reading “Building Science-R-value”

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