With 1,000 Net-Zero Ready Homes Built (In Canada), What Have We Learned?

Over the past 5+ years, 1,000+ Net-Zero (NZ) and Net-Zero-Ready (NZR) homes have been built in Canada under the Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s Net Zero Home Program. And with that sample size, and with energy codes are trending toward the Net Zero Ready benchmark, it’s time to ask ourselves – what have we learned? [...]

By |May 19th, 2023|Building Science|Comments Off on With 1,000 Net-Zero Ready Homes Built (In Canada), What Have We Learned?

A Primer on Upcoming Changes to US Energy Codes (And How Our Engineered Insulation Products Can Help)

More stringent energy codes are being adopted across the USA.  Here is the current make up energy codes on a state-by-state basis: And here are the energy code adoptions are expected in the near future: And, recently passed federal incentives for energy code upgrades will only accelerate this trend. In the post [...]

By |March 14th, 2023|Updates & Interests|Comments Off on A Primer on Upcoming Changes to US Energy Codes (And How Our Engineered Insulation Products Can Help)

Wall to Roof Transitions and How to Effectively Maintain the Four Control Layers

In a previous Logix Brands blog post “Transition Details at Grade” were reviewed and one finding was that failures often don’t occur in the field of a wall, roof or the foundation, but rather at the transition from one control layer or material to another control layer or material (i.e. air control layer from [...]

By |December 13th, 2022|Building Science|Comments Off on Wall to Roof Transitions and How to Effectively Maintain the Four Control Layers
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