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Gutex vs XPS: Insulating in a Hot House World High-Performance Gutex Wood Fiber Insulating Materials Outperform Foam Due to the density and specific heat capacity of wood, Gutex wood fiber insulation is able to far outperform unsustainable and unhealthy materials such as XPS foam insulation. While Gutex has a lower R-value per inch (R … read more

Weather Resistive Barrier Cheat Sheet A guide to advantages and differences between Pro Clima exterior membranes If you’ve spent your days thinking WRBs are just a required, code-minimum, flimsy sheets of No.15 Felt (per IBC 1404 or IRC 703.2), Grade D building paper (per ASTM D226), or spunbonded olefin housewrap; all with little dif … read more

Sehr Gut(ex): A Tiny House Journey Experiences Using Passive House-Supportive Products on Our Tiny House on Wheels This guest article was written by Rachel and Donovan, the good folks behind tinyhappypeopleblog.com. Go check them out to read more about their experience. Our Tiny Journey Although it’s technically “tiny,” ou … read more

2x Framing Construction Gallery The masonry retrofit construction photo gallery is a companion resource to the 2x Framing eBook, CAD DWG files, 2x framing videos and reference list. Use the eBook, dwgs, references and pictures together to get the fullest understanding of these Smart Enclosure strategies. FLOORS Floor conditi … read more

ADHERO Unimpressed by 75Pa Pressure Difference - ASTM E2357 The Pro Clima ADHERO self-adhered, monolithic, vapour permeable membrane is the state of the art in durable weather-resistive barriers and roof underlayments. This membrane is part of a complete Pro Clima air sealing and moisture management system. It was logical then that th … read more

Gutex Wood Fiber Insulation: A Carbon Solution on Day One If you have a big event coming up, and you want to lose some weight before the event, would you first gain a bunch of weight before you dropped it? Didn’t think so. Our big event is 2050 - a date toward which all carbon reduction goals are aimed. And while we insulate fo … read more