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Air Tightness Champs Fall 2024

We're wrapping up the year with our latest Air Tightness Champs! The Air Tightness Champion recognition honours exceptional builders and renovators who consistently achieve impressive levels of air tightness through their skill and commitment to high-performance best practices. While not every recognized home is the most air tight, they all exemplify top-notch industry standards.

Optimizing Winter Humidity and Water Use

Net Zero Ready Home Energy Monitoring System

The Mechanisms and Measurement of Air Leakage in Houses

WUFI on the Side: A Quick Intro to Hygrothermal Modeling of Standard Walls and Why Code Walls With 6 Mil Poly VB May Be the Riskiest for Builders

Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Is Coming to a Building Code Near You

Air Tightness Champs Summer 2024

Is It Time for Another Look at Insulated Concrete Forms?

Sizing Heat Pumps

NBC 2025 Proposes New, Tiered CARBON EMISSIONS Regulations for Homes and Buildings: What Does This Mean for New Canadian Homes?

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