Envelope

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  Air-Sealing for Hot Climates

  Excluding heat and humidity saves energy, improves comfort, and increases durability

   

• Walking on Attic Cellulose

  When framing is buried beneath loose-fill cellulose, move slowly and carefully, and fill in any excavated areas

   
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  Door Saver

  Cetol Door & Window Finish works better than polyurethanes and varnishes, says the maker

   
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  Installing Dense-Pack Cellulose (Subscriber content)

  This economical material both air-seals and insulates

   
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  Stabilizing a Brick Exterior (Subscriber content)

  Unstable brick is tied to the floor framing with standard hold downs, threaded rod, and compression plates

   
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  Building Cost-Effective Emergency Housing in Alaska (Subscriber content)

  Innovative open-web trusses allow for easy assembly, high R-values, and minimal thermal bridging

   

• Better Materials for Super-Insulation

  Feedback from a JLC reader

   
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  Tightening Up a Two-Family House (Subscriber content)

  Chasing down and fixing energy leaks in an old house can be tricky and expensive, but utility incentives may help.

   

• Fire Retardant in Spray Foam (Subscriber content)

  Is it a potential health hazard?

   
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  Fiberglass Sidelights for Entry Doors

  A stylish new option for Therma-Tru's Classic-Craft entry doors

   
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  Fiberglass Entry Doors

  GlassCraft says its Artisan and Estate doors look and feel like wood

   

• Weather-Tight Door and Window Installation in a Coastal Environment

  Three manufacturing industry groups for residential and commercial doors and windows have joined forces to create and release a new “standard practice" document for installing doors in the coastal environment.

   
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  “An Old School Chain Saw Retrofit”: Old House Meets Passive House in Coastal Maine

  Coastal Connection followed along as Belfast, Maine, builder Chris Corson built his first custom home designed to the strict Passive House standard for new construction.

   
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  Weatherstripping Double-Hung Windows (Subscriber content)

  Stop drafts and restore the operation of old wood windows with this straightforward approach

   

• Passive House Costs Explored (Subscriber content)

   
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  Flashing and Trimming a Window (Subscriber content)

  This methodical approach speeds the work and guarantees a durable, weathertight installation

   
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  Infrared Camera

  Flir's upgraded i7 exceeds the proposed RESNET resolution standards for energy auditing, says the company.

   
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  Self-Stick Housewrap

  This vapor-permeable, water-resistive air barrier requires no mechanical fasteners.

   
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  No-Hassle Storm-Door

  This kit eliminates much of the cutting and measuring required for a storm-door installation.

   

• Curbing Conductive Heat Loss Through a Glulam Beam

  Conductive heat loss through a glulam beam may be a minor problem in the context of whole-house heat loss.