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Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables................................................................................................... v
List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................... vi
Executive Summary.................................................................................................... viii
1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 1
Background................................................................................................................................1
Materials: Temperature and Moisture Effects............................................................................2
Moisture Control: Northern Regions .........................................................................................5
Moisture Control: Coastal Regions..........................................................................................10
2. Building Envelope Technologies ........................................................................ 12
Canadian Technology ..............................................................................................................12
Advanced Framing Technology ............................................................................... 12
Upgraded Thermal & Air Tightness Wall Systems.................................................. 13
Best Practices in Wood Frame Envelopes............................................................... 18
Building Envelopes: Northern Canada ....................................................................................21
Building Envelope Examples, Northern Canada..................................................... 22
Energy Efficient Houses, Northern Canada ............................................................ 28
Design Considerations and Strategies..................................................................... 29
Foundation Design Considerations ......................................................................... 34
Roof Design Considerations .................................................................................... 38
Building Envelopes: Humid Climates......................................................................................41
Indigenous Architecture...........................................................................................................42
Arctic Indigenous Architecture................................................................................ 43
Maritime Climate Indigenous Architecture ............................................................. 45
Sustainability Concepts in Indigenous Architecture................................................ 46
Global Practices in Building Envelopes...................................................................................47
Arctic and Antarctic Regions................................................................................... 47
Scandinavian Region ............................................................................................... 57
Japan........................................................................................................................ 59
Zero-Energy Sustainable Houses .............................................................................................60
The Eagle Lake Healthy House................................................................................ 60
The Saskatoon Super-Insulated House .................................................................... 62
The Alberta Sustainable Home ................................................................................ 64
The Passivhaus - Europe ......................................................................................... 66
The Hanover House ................................................................................................. 67
The Klingenberg House ........................................................................................... 70
Innovative Wall Assemblies ....................................................................................................74
Cold Climate ............................................................................................................ 74
Hot Humid Climate.................................................................................................. 76
PERD-079: Task 2 - <strong>Literature</strong> <strong>Review</strong>
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