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What about air conditioning? What about it? With the vapor control layer on the outside of the structure, it does not matter if condensation happens on the outside of this outside layer because, wait for it, it is outside. But, won’t the insulation layer get wet? Give me a break. The water will drain; it will evaporate; it will not degrade any of the insulations enough to allow us to even measure the degradation accurately. You want to worry about thermal performance? Don’t screw up the cladding attachment. See what I just said about thermal bridges. That is where the action is. We done with walls yet? Not quite. No vapor barrier on the inside lining. No vinyl wall covering. And, for the love of Pete, no insulation in the studs. That space is reserved exclusively for services. Memo to interior designers: think about picking materials that are not affected by water for your interior finishes. But, when you pick them, make sure they are vapor open. Vapor open paints on vapor open interior sheathings. A brutally simple wall roof design is presented in Figure 2, Page 66. Note how we use wood as a thermal break between the trusses and the perimeter structural support. Wood is also used as “furring” to provide a thermal break between the gypsum board ceiling and the bottom chord of the truss. Steel is 300 times more conductive than wood, which is why we never see wood wiring and wood frying pans. In Figure 2, the key to this detail is the sheet metal closure strip that provides air control layer continuity and vapor control layer continuity between the air control layer of the attic assembly and the air control layer of the wall assembly. Ditto for the vapor control layers. You install the sheet metal closure before you set your trusses. The sheet metal provides a strip to connect your attic air control layer to. Gypsum board makes a great air control layer. Terminate the edge of the gypsum board ceiling in a “drywall return” and leave a gap to squirt sealant into. Bend the sheet metal closure down over the exterior gypsum sheathing and connect your wall assembly air control layer membrane to the sheet metal strip. This also provides closure and continuity for the vapor control layer. Notice in Figure 2 that the exterior rigid insulation extends up around the roof trusses to provide a “baffle” to control wind washing. Make sure the truss is deep enough over the perimeter structure so as not to squeeze the ceiling thermal layer and make it too thin. Also, notice the dropped ceiling for the ducts and lights and sound stuff. All of that junk is inside the ceiling gypsum board air control layer. Finally, on Figure 2, notice that the airtightness of the ceiling gypsum board
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Contents
Commentary
Industry News
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Adsorption Refrigeration: New Opportunities for Solar
Optimizing Design & Control of Chilled Water Plants—Part 2: Condenser Water System Design
Designing for Comfort: Selecting Air-Distribution Outlets
Technology Award Case Studies
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