The energy efficiency of the building envelope is critical to the overall energy efficiency of a building—especially in homes and smaller commercial buildings, in which heating and cooling loads come primarily from heat loss or gain through the skin.

Energy efficiency is also li...

07 13 00: Sheet Waterproofing (1 article, 6 products)
07 14 00: Fluid-Applied Waterproofing (5 products)
07 16 00: Cementitious and Reactive Waterproofing (6 products)
07 17 00: Bentonite Waterproofing (1 product)
07 18 00: Traffic Coatings (3 products)
07 19 00: Water Repellents (17 products)
07 21 13: Board Insulation (31 articles, 25 products)
07 21 16: Blanket Insulation (22 articles, 22 products)
07 21 19: Foamed-in-Place Insulation (15 articles, 8 products)
07 21 26: Blown Insulation (17 articles, 39 products)
07 21 29: Sprayed Insulation (21 articles, 30 products)
07 21 30: Radiant Barriers (2 articles, 14 products)
07 22 17: Insulation Baffles (1 product)
07 25 00: Weather Barriers (6 articles, 16 products)
07 26 00: Vapor Retarders (1 article, 3 products)
07 27 00: Air Barriers (2 articles, 21 products)
07 28 00: Thermal Storage Materials (3 products)
07 31 13: Asphalt Shingles (2 articles, 3 products)
07 31 16: Metal Shingles (3 products)
07 31 26: Slate Shingles (13 products)
07 31 29: Wood Shingles and Shakes (1 article, 12 products)
07 31 33: Plastic and Rubber Shingles (2 articles, 4 products)
07 32 13: Clay Roof Tiles (13 products)
07 41 00: Roof Panels (2 articles, 8 products)
07 42 16: Insulated Metal Wall Panels (1 article, 5 products)
07 42 63: Fabricated Wall Panel Assemblies (1 article, 2 products)
07 46 23: Wood Siding (7 articles, 42 products)
07 46 43: Composition Siding (4 articles, 4 products)
07 46 46: Fiber Cement Siding (2 articles, 6 products)
07 52 00: Modified Bituminous Membrane Roofing (1 article, 3 products)
07 53 00: Elastomeric Membrane Roofing (2 products)
07 54 00: Thermoplastic Membrane Roofing (9 articles, 3 products)
07 55 63: Green Roof Systems (15 articles, 26 products)
07 55 65: Green Roof Planting Media (5 products)
07 56 00: Fluid-Applied Roofing (3 articles, 8 products)
07 59 00: Fabric Roofing (1 product)
07 61 13: Standing Seam Sheet Metal Roofing (1 article, 6 products)
07 65 00: Flexible Flashing (2 products)
07 71 23: Gutters and Downspouts (1 article, 3 products)
07 72 00: Roof Accessories (1 article, 2 products)
07 72 20: Roof Ventilation Products (1 product)
07 72 43: Roof Walk Boards (3 products)
07 80 00: Fire and Smoke Protection (1 article, 1 product)
07 91 00: Preformed Joint Seals (1 article, 7 products)
07 92 13: Caulk Joint Sealants (1 article, 14 products)
07 92 14: Foam Joint Sealants (2 articles, 8 products)

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	Vapor Retarders and Air Barriers: Managing Moisture in Building Envelopes EBN: BackPage Primer - September 2008		The Challenge of Existing Homes: Retrofitting for Dramatic Energy Savings EBN: Feature - July 2007
	Two Books on Mold and Indoor Air EBN: From the Library - July 2006		Insulation: Thermal Performance is Just the Beginning EBN: Feature - January 2005
	CRRC Aged Testing of Roofing Products EBN: Newsbrief - February 2004		Moisture Control in Buildings: Putting Building Science in Green Building EBN: Feature - July 2003

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Websites
	Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, publisher
Software
	HOT2000, Version 10.31 Buildings Group, CETC, Natural Resources Canada, publisher (2003)
Periodicals
	Home Energy: The Magazine of Residential Energy Conservation Energy Auditor & Retrofitter, Inc., publisher		The Last Straw: The Grassroots Journal of Straw-Bale and Natural Building The Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability, publisher
Books
	The Rammed Earth House by David Easton (2007)		Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook by Simos Yannas et al. (2006)
	An Urban Approach to Climate-Sensitive Design: Strategies for the Tropics by M. Rohinton Emmanuel (2005)		Building Green: A complete how-to guide to alternative building methods; earth, plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs by Clarke Snell et al. (2005)

ARTICLES Vapor Retarders and Air Barriers: Managing Moisture in Building Envelopes EBN: BackPage Primer - September 2008 More articles BIBLIOGRAPHY Home Energy : The Magazine of Residential Energy Conservation Energy Auditor & Retrofitter, Inc., publisher More bibliography items

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