Additional Resources
DRAFT
Basements
Building Science Corp.
Understanding Basements
Basement Insulation Systems
Designs that Work: Mixed-Humid Climate – Louisville Profile
Designs that Work: Very Cold Climate - Concord Profile
Designs that Work: Cold Climate - Pontiac, MI
Hamilton Way Community Prototype Case Study
Habitat for Humanity Cold Climate High R-Value Prototype Case Study
Other profiles for Cold climate can be found at Building Science Corp
(all basements)
Building Physics and Foundations Research Programs University of Minnesota
POLYAMIDE-6 BASED INTERIOR FOUNDATION INSULATION SYSTEM: EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION
CLOQUET RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH FACILITY University of Minnesota
Rim Joist and Foundation Insulation Project Final Report
Crawl Spaces
Building Science Corp.
Crawlspaces
New Light in Crawlspaces
Conditioned Crawl Space Construction – Performance and Codes
Designs that Work: Mixed-Humid Climate - Haymount, VA
Designs that Work: Mixed-Humid Climate - Charlotte Profile
Suwanee River Administration Building
Melissa Malkin-Weber,
Closed Crawl Space Performance: Proof of Concept in the Production Builder Marketplace
Consider the Crawlspace, Best Practices IBACOS
Advanced Energy,
CLOSED CRAWL SPACES An Introduction to Design, Construction and Performance
Slabs
Building Science Corp.
Slabs
Designs that Work: Mixed-Humid Climate – Atlanta Profile
Designs that Work: Very Cold Climate - Aspen Profile
(detailed image shows slab but description says crawl space?)
Designs that Work: Cold Climate - Minneapolis Profile
GreenCraft Builders 2008 Greenspoint House Prototype
Eagle Springs and Waterhaven Communities
2008 Building America Prototype "ICI Showcase House"
Burlingame Ranch Phase I Case Study
National Research Council of Canada.
Performance Guidelines for Basement Envelope Systems and Materials: Final Research Report
Jukka Rantala and Virpi Leivo, Thermal, moisture and microbiological boundary conditions of slab-on-ground structures in cold climate, Building and Environment, Vol 43, Issue 5 May 2008. p 736
All
Washington State University
Builder's Field Guide Chapter 2: Foundations
Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates
(some info about foundations is included)
A Builder's Guide to Residential Foundation Insulation (Kansas)
Building Science Corp.
Operation Helping Hands "Green Dream 1" Home
Project Home Again Case Study
Designs that Work: Hot-Humid Climate - Lake Charles, LA
Designs that Work: Hot-Humid Climate - New Orleans, LA
Foundations – Moisture Resistant Construction
Details for Avoidance of mold - Foundations
DOE EERE
BTP: Foundations
Building America Best Practice Handbooks for all climates
(some info about foundations is included)
ORNL
Builder's Foundation Handbook (pdf)
DOE
Foundation Insulation
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