Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide
This guide aims to help the B.C . construction sector realize more energy-efficient buildings by looking at current obstacles and showing opportunities to improve building envelope thermal performance. Version 1.6 adds 26 new details and 95 new scenarios of generic details and assemblies.
Research Area Advanced Wood Materials Subjects British Columbia Building construction Design Energy Thermal properties Language English Abstract This guide explores how the building industry in British Columbia can meet the challenges of reducing energy use in buildings , in part by effectively accounting for the impact of thermal bridging .
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This Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide was prepared by Morrison Hershfield Ltd. in collaboration with many stakeholders and industry partners. We would like to thank the organizations and individuals that made this undertaking possible.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide was prepared by Morrison Hershfield Limited in collaboration with many stakeholders and industry partners. We would like to thank the organizations and individuals that made this undertaking possible.
Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide v1.6
This guide assists the British Columbia construction sector in achieving greater energy efficiency in buildings by addressing challenges and highlighting opportunities to enhance building envelope thermal performance. Version 1.6 expands the guide with 26 new details and 95 scenarios for generic details and assemblies, offering solutions applicable across all Canadian climate zones. New ...
The thermal bridging efect of closely spaced, repetitive structural members like studs and joists, and of ancillary members like lintels, sills and plates, must be accounted for when calculating the thermal resistance of building envelope assemblies.
Mitigating Thermal Bridging
The recently published Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide - Analysis, Applications and Insights is an essential new tool for industry professionals. The guide is helping the BC construction sector to design and build more energy efficient buildings by providing easy-to-use methods for understanding and mitigating thermal bridging .
Since its release, the Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide has received significant interest from industry, building standard regulators, and energy efficiency programs. The Guide provides extensive resources on thermal bridging and its 700+ pages provide granular detail of thermal performance in multiple construction practices.
Thermal Envelope
Thermal Envelope helps practitioners account for thermal bridging by providing comprehensive evaluations and calculations for building envelope thermal performance in new and existing construction.
