A New Design Guide for Energy Efficient Wood-Frame Building Enclosures

FPInnovations recently published an energy efficient wood-frame building enclosure design guide in collaboration with RDH Building Engineering Ltd., the Home-owner Protection Office, Branch of BC Housing (HPO), and the Canadian Wood Council (CWC). The guide was developed in response to the rapidly changing energy efficiency requirements for buildings across Canada and the United States. It was designed to assist architects, engineers, designers, and builders in meeting the increasingly stringent energy efficiency requirements, to improve the thermal performance of wood-based building enclosures, and to advance good design and construction practices, with a focus on the marine to cold climate zones. It covers the major requirements for good thermal performance of wall and roof assemblies for buildings built under the North American codes and standards. The guide applies building science fundamentals, existing best practices, and relevant re-search to the design of energy-efficient and durable wall and roof assemblies and building enclosure detailing for key interfaces. This guide is currently available for download for free on the FPInnovations website.

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