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Free Webinar: How to Design and Build High-Performance Attics, November 29, 9am-11am
Event Description
California’s new Title 24 energy code and Passive House recommends high performance attics. Summer attic temperatures can easily add ½ to 1 ton of air conditioning load. The 2016 and 2019 T-24 energy codes require these loads be mitigated. These codes prescriptively require attics and roofs with multiple layers of insulation in what seem to be in confusing and contradictory locations.
This class examines how to design and build high performance attics and roofs assemblies that delivery energy efficiency and occupant comfort while reducing the risk for water and moisture related failures.
The objective of this course is that at the conclusion, participants will be able to:
- Energy code implications
- Designing and building high-performance roof and attic assemblies for durability and efficiency
- Insulation considerations
- Understand the relationships between air barriers, moisture vapor transmission, condensation, material permeability, and how these terms relate to selecting the best insulation system for achieving Title 24 requirements
- Best practices for vented and unvented sealed attics
Steve Easley is an internationally recognized construction consultant specializing in solving building science related problems and educating building industry professionals. His work focuses on increasing quality of construction, sustainability, and reducing costly mistakes that lead to construction defects and call backs. Steve is a frequently requested speaker because of his practical approach to building science. He is known for his dynamic speaking style and his unique ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms that can be easily integrated into practice. Steve has hosted hundreds of best practice building science videos, including the California Energy Commission's Measured Home Performance videos which can be viewed HERE. He has also co-hosted hundreds of television and radio programs, including over 100 shows on the Discovery Channel's Your New House.
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