Steve Baczek's strategy of “proportional development” that balances insulation and window R-values will result in improved wall performance.
Every vented attic should have an insulated and air-sealed entry. Steve Baczek has the details on how to build one.
When walls get wet (as they always do), Steve Baczek explains how a rainscreen assembly is the only reliable way to dry them out again.
The lack of a good, airtight control layer will let in unconditioned outside air or let out conditioned inside air, reducing a home’s performance and wasting energy dollars.
Simple, low-tech systems that can work for any type of siding
