Sentences with phrase «less wall insulation»

This means there are additional heat loss areas in the window reveals and there is less wall insulation due to the additional structure.

Not exact matches

Make sure the home is insulated as well as it can be - loft and cavity wall insulation can reduce heat loss by up to 40 % meaning you have to have the heating on less to get the same benefit.

In cases where piping is located outside the building enclosure or within unconditioned space, the insulation must be installed to a thermal resistance not less than the effective resistance requirements of the exterior above grade wall.

Some insulation types are better performing than others, requiring thinner walls, whereas other are less efficient and will require thicker walls.

Likewise, I'm very interested to know the total cost of steel framing your house (including the design process)-- since steel is stronger, does that mean thinner walls and less insulation?

In a wall with less insulation the moisture movement through the wall is not concentrated and relatively harmless.

«In terms of sustainability, straw bale walls: have low embodied energy in terms of fabrication and transportation, provide good thermal and acoustic insulation, are light and can be constructed quickly and easily, require less trades people in their construction (which can facilitate savings in time, cost and energy).»

«So we had to push for the thermal envelope,» he says, which led him to beef up insulation levels substantially — 400 mm of bonded bead for the walls and 500 mm for the roof — and using Springvale Ecobead insulation for better U-values compared to a lesser bead.