70 - Love It or Hate It: Thermal Control Layer

UnBuild It Podcast

Our industry-led improvement of building performance with insulation--completely ass-backward from a building science perspective. Doesn't mean insulation is not important; just means we need to take care of other business first (see the 1st three in this series: water, air, vapor). And just as important as insulation and energy efficiency is thermal comfort, complicating things a bit more. This podcast includes everything from continuous exterior insulation to IR cameras, Big Foot, and Star Trek door technology. Oh, and Pete tells his favorite joke, which of course, Steve hates...

Pete's Resource: Building America Solution Center - best resource for insulation for every US climate, bar none: https://basc.pnnl.gov. Oh, and since we spent so much time on thermal comfort and referenced ASHRAE Standard 55 several times, I can't resist plugging this GBA blog I wrote some time ago: https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/understanding-and-measuring-mean-radiant-temperature.