Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency offers this guide to educate on basic principles of building science and to provide guidance in home retrofit projects such as insulation and air sealing improvements. First published in the 1970's and last updated in 2012, the publication is currently only available in a PDF format.
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Keeping the Heat In (9 Mb)
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- Chapter 1: Introduction (>1 Mb)
- Chapter 2: How your house works (2 Mb)
- Chapter 3: Materials (>1 Mb)
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Chapter 4: Comprehensive air leakage
control (1 Mb) - Chapter 5: Roofs and attics (2 Mb)
- Chapter 6: Basement insulation (2.5 Mb)
- Chapter 7: Insulating walls (1 Mb)
- Chapter 8: Upgrading windows and doors (>1 Mb)
- Chapter 9: Operating your house (>1 Mb)
Revised December 2012
Cat. No. M144-41/2012E-PDF (On-line)
ISBN 978-1-100-20093-4
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2012
Aussi disponible en français sous le titre : Emprisonnons la chaleur