[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: was Diminishing returns / obsessing over bridging

[Lawrence Lile]

You are right! 

It is also instructive to look at frost on roofs.  Some houses have the
frost half melted off before the sun comes up, others have a full frost
layer except right around vents.  

A layer of foam over those studs is the key to breaking up thermal
bridges in standard stud wall construction.  It makes quite a big
difference in overall heat loss and better infiltration performance. 

--Lawrence Lile




-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Jeannie
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:11 AM
To: 'Greenbuilder list'
Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] was Diminishing returns / obsessing
over bridging
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All I know is this.. When you drive through a neighborhood on a cold
winter morning, the vinyl-sided frame houses have vertical stripes in
the frost.
You can see every stud.  The only explanation I know for this is that
the warm studs are melting the frost - which sounds like heat loss to
me.

 

J.

 

 

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