WAM C - Missed Opportunities for Comfort and Efficiency: Understanding Thermal Boundries

Wednesday, October 06, 2004  ·  8:30 AM - 12:00 PM


What does it mean to have a continuous air barrier? How can you make sure that a home isn’t drawing its “fresh” air from the garage, basement, or crawl space? Get design details and installation tips on how to address boundary boondoggles.

By attending this session, participants will
1. Understand why a continuous pressure boundary is critical to the health, safety, durability, energy efficiency, and comfort of a home
2. Know where to look for thermal defects in common styles of new and existing housing
3. Be better able to decide when a basement, crawlspace, enclosed porch, or side attic should be included within a home’s thermal boundary and when they should be outside the thermal boundary

Keyword(s): New construction, existing homes, thermal defects, diagnostics, auditing, comfort, framing, air sealing, densepack, ventilation, equipment sizing
Type: 3.5 Hour Breakout
Track: Sustainablilty
CEU: MA bldg Officials   American Institute of Architects (AIA)   American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)   Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI)   Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)  

Course Presenter(s):

• Wes Riley
• Bruce Harley