Date and Time
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Fees/Admission
No Charge.
Contact Information
Pete Nowakowski
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Description
Registration is required.
Wall Assemblies: Framing, Insulation, and R-Values
Presenters: Jake Lappan, Fireside Home Co. and Janice Gervais, Riemco Design+Build
Join us for the next Sustainability Committee meeting in which we will discuss Wall Assemblies: Framing, Insulation, and R-Values. Areas of focus will be:
• ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms)
• Double wall assemblies
• Zip-R for exterior insulation on a standard 2x6 wall assembly
• Useful tools (see below)
Guest Presenter: Jake Lappan, Fireside Home Co.
2025 Sustainability Committee Chairperson: Janice Gervais, Riemco Design+Build
USEFUL TOOLS!
Free R value calculator that factors in the Framing Fraction for you. This is important to show the impact of exterior insulation vs just a thicker wall
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Calculating the minimum thickness of exterior insulation
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Overhang analysis tool - not directly related to wall assemblies or R value, but, still handy when thinking about the over heat/cool load of a home
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