[Greenbuilding] Greenbuilding Digest, Vol 3, Issue 31 Re: Vented Roofs

[Chris Boyd]

Something we have discussed but not tried yet is to use the following
product with rigid insulation.

http://www.clipvent.com/

Our dense-pack contractor thinks it will work if we use 2" rigid and
foam the edges for added strength.
We will staple the product parallel to the ceiling plane deep enough to
get the desired R-value. 

I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

Chris Boyd
Project Planner & Estimator
 
Taggart Construction, Inc.
BUILDING GREEN SINCE 1994
 
cboyd at tagcon.com
207/ 865-2281 x2
 
www.tagcon.com
 


Response to:

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:47:19 -0500
From: "Lawrence Lile" <LLile at projsolco.com>
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] [BULK]  Re:  vented roofs

The insulation contractor plans to install insulation screen, then blow
cellulose above that.  It won't be dense packed, so it will settle some,
but we should be able to pack 18" in there easily which will be plenty
after settling. 

We could have done the same thing with a 16" truss and a hot roof
design. Either way, I don't think it is hard to do.   

--Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
Project Solutions Engineering www.projsolco.com