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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.

The Heightened Interest in Indoor Air Quality

Air Tightness Champs Fall 2023

Net Zero Ready Homes and BIG Exhaust Appliances

Residential Peak Loads: A New Tool To Evaluate Canadian Homes. Electrification Is Coming. What Is the Impact on New and Existing Homes?

A Better ACH Metric for Small or Attached Canadian Homes—NLR vs ACH

Radon in New Construction for Part 9 Residential Housing

The Future of Building Code Evolution and Impact on Structural Wood Detailing for NBC Part 9 Construction

A Challenging Future—Electrification of Future, Part 9 Residential New Homes

Air Tightness Champs Summer 2023

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