Top 5 Benefits of Exterior Continuous Insulation in a Wood Frame Assembly
Continuous Insulation is a relatively inexpensive and practical building component that boasts many benefits.
How To Eliminate OSB Using Halo Exterra (A Case Study)
Check out this excellent example of how structural drywall, hold-down devices, structural ties, and minimal use of OSB can help builders save money and construct energy-efficient homes.
What Is Advanced Framing and Does It Impact Foam Board Insulation?
Advanced Framing — aka Optimum Value Engineering (OVE) — is a wood-frame construction method that’s meant to reduce the amount of lumber used to build a structure and enhance the home’s energy efficiency.
Type 1 Graphite Polystyrene (GPS) vs. Type 2 Polyiso: Which Is Best For Your Project?
Wondering whether Type 1 GPS or Type 2 Polyiso is the better fit for your next project? Check out this side-by-side comparison between Type 1 Graphite Polystyrene (GPS), and Type 2 Polyiso (Polyisocyanurate).
How To Properly Fasten Rigid Foam Board Insulation
Explore the common nailing patterns for fastening non-structural Halo Exterra panels to these different substrate types. Read on to learn more!
Does Halo Subterra Protect Against Carpenter Ants?
3. Install Inspection Strips
Inspection strips allow you to visually inspect the home’s sill plate and rim joist for signs of termites or carpenter ants. This way, you can catch an infestation and call in pest control before excessive damage occurs.
5 Simple Ways to Speed Up Foam Board Installation
Installing foam board insulation shouldn’t be a difficult task that slows you and your crew down. Check out these simple, yet highly useful tips for getting through this scope of work faster.
Performance of Thermal Insulation on the Exterior of Basement Walls
EPS and EPS-based insulation (such as Halo Subterra) is able to keep water away from a basement’s concrete wall. Of course, this doesn’t mean that other waterproofing methods shouldn’t be in place. But, this finding does mean that EPS insulation can perform both of its design functions — slowing heat transfer and groundwater management — very well.
Is Foam Board Insulation (FBI) Toxic?
Modern homes are filled with objects and surfaces that “off-gas,” or emit VOCs long after they’ve been manufactured. With Halo’s Interra, the off-gassing is minimal and it has earned a GREENGAURD Gold certification — an achievement reserved for materials that are proven to be clean.
Energy-Related Provisions Likely Coming With NBC 2020: A Summary
The long-awaited NBC 2020 is a roadmap to Net Zero Energy Ready construction in Canada, and introduces new tiered, performance and prescriptive approaches.
Learn how these approaches are set to pave the way to Net Zero Energy Ready residential buildings within the next decade.
