Building Professional Resources
New Construction - Roofs
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not produced or reviewed by EEBA staff, but is provided as is as a
source of information for building professionals. Check out the following links
to find the information that you are looking for:
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Attic Venting, Attic Moisture, and Ice Dams
How
do you deal with a leak in the ceiling? How should an attic be
properly vented? How do you eliminate ice dams? This fact sheet will
answer these and other attic related questions.
Source:
Canadian Mortgage &
Housing Corporation
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Attic Access
Provide adequate insulation coverage and air sealing
for the access between living space and the unconditioned attic
Source:
DOE Building
Technologies Program
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Venting on Venting
February 2003. Just about everyone in the building industry can be
guilty of using building terms loosely, and a prime example is with
attics, roof assemblies. Just so that we are all on the same page.
Source:
Building
Science Corporation
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Unvented Roof Summary Article
Updated February 2003. This article covers the basic theory and
practice behind unvented, cathedralized, conditioned attics; it also
summarizes and references the other articles shown below.
Source:
Building Science Corporation
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Ceiling Vapor Barrier Debate
1999, Joseph Lstiburek. "To hell with the experts, this is my
answer," says Joseph Lstiburek in this article that puts to rest the
age-old question regarding the use of vapor barriers, vapor retarders,
and air barriers. When coupled with "Air Barriers vs. Vapor Barriers"
above, you are all set.
Source:
Building
Science Corporation
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Attic
Radiant Barrier Fact Sheet
Learn how radiant barriers can help
reduce air conditioning loads and indoor heat loss.
Source:
DOE Building Envelopes
Program
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Radiant Barriers
Source: Southface
Institute
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