Back to Basics: Insulating Your Building
Sponsored by Hunter Panels, MBCI and Owens Corning
Learning Objectives:
- Explain why we need continuous insulation in building envelopes.
- Identify different types and installation methods to achieve continuous insulation.
- Describe what it means to continuously insulate a building.
- Discuss what to do at penetrations through continuous insulation and how to create thermal breaks.
Credits:
This test is no longer available for credit

As codes become more stringent and envelopes more complex, it is vital to understand the need and methods of how to achieve a continuously insulated building. Insulation plays a key role within the building envelope and is paramount to creating and maintaining a comfortable indoor environment. There are a multitude of insulation types and installation methods that are integral aspect in designing a sustainable building.
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Edward Nakhle has a degree in civil engineering from the University of Windsor, he then went on to receive a degree and masters in architecture from Lawrence Technological University. Edward is a licensed engineer in the province of Ontario and is currently in the process of becoming a licensed architect. In his professional career, he worked as a Structural Engineer and Forensic Engineer when he lived in the city of Toronto. He now works for Albert Kahn Associates Architectural Department and is an avid enthusiast for a sustainable lifestyle in both his personal life and for the built environment. |
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Originally published in March 2017