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Builder's Guide to Mixed Climates

by: Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, PE

Publisher: Taunton Press

Pages: 352

Format: softcover

Pub. Date: 2000

PLU#: 01099

ISBN#: 1-56158-375-8

About This Book:

Discover all the important aspects of mixed-climate building. You'll learn the best techniques for energy- and resource-efficient residential construction in the mixed climates of North America, where average winter temperatures stay above 45°F. Builder's Guide to Mixed Climates is a comprehensive, completely up-to-date reference for anybody who designs, builds, or remodels homes that are durable, energy-efficient, healthy, safe, and comfortable.

Plus you'll learn everything you need to know about building in mixed climates that you would learn in school.  Information about choosing insulation, selecting the right heating and cooling systems, installing an air barrier, priming exterior wood, avoiding insulation gaps, properly flashing window openings, and much much more.  So don't let yourself get trapped in inclement weather, own the book that will save you from disaster.

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