Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Building Science, Definitions, and General Requirements
1. Building Science and Performance Testing
2. Building Science and Building Envelopes
3. When is a Residential Building Considered a Commercial Building?
4. What’s in a Window Label?
5. Energy Certificate (Label)
Building Thermal Envelope
6. Residential Energy Code Compliance Approaches
7. Fenestration U-Factors
8. Frost Protected Shallow Foundations
9. Unvented Crawlspaces
10. Metal Stud Walls
11. Unvented Attics
12. Air Barrier Installation Illustrated
13. Air Barriers and Building Tightness
14. House Tightness Testing
15. Multifamily Building Tightness Testing
16. Vapor Retarders
Systems and Lighting
17. Duct Tightness Testing
18. Mechanical Ventilation
19. Residential Heating and Cooling Load Calculations
20. Lighting Requirements
Prepared by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
3040 Continental Drive, Butte, Montana 59701
Author: Dale Horton, Architect