Details, Details
Superinsulated Design and Construction by Thomas
Lenchek, Chris Mattock and John Raabe, (NY: Van
Nostrand Reinhold; 1987; 166 pages; $34.95 (hardcover).
Architect Mies van der Rohe's
famous dictum, "God is in the
details" is offered by the authors of
Superinsulated Design And Construction
to describe one major focus of their
efforts. The other is the ever elusive
subject of cost-effectiveness. Details
abound, while the authors often seem
to dance around cost-effectiveness
(which is perhaps the best that can be
done with that tricky subject).
The first two sections (84 pages, or
nearly half the book) provide an
overview of residential energy use,
moisture control, indoor air quality,
and design issues from the shell to
marketing. For the most