Understanding Insulation Performance: Fact vs Fiction - ONLINE COURSE
BIR Centre for Excellence
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6P8
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Understanding Insulation Performance: Fact vs. Fiction
This 7 hour, 7 CPD credit course is an in-depth examination of the extensive insulation testing undertaken at our Centre of Excellence in Port Coquitlam. There are many choices for builders to consider as they explore their options for advanced energy performance in basements, walls and roofs necessary for conformance with the targets set by the Step Code for Part 9 homes and buildings. Builders must avoid unintended consequences that can arise from the reduction in energy flow through the building enclosure and the resultant reduction in drying potential that has always helped to protect structures with lower energy performance. It is also important to note that some changes in the manufacturing of some insulation materials in response to environmental impact has apparently altered the performance of some old, familiar materials.