Keeping the Heat In

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: How Your House Works

  Part I: The Basics
  Part II: Control of Heat Flow
  Part III: Control of Air Flow
  Part IV: Control of Moisture Flow
  Part V: The House as a System in Action
  Part VI: Older Homes and Heritage Buildings

• Chapter 2: Materials

  Part I: Insulation
  Part II: Air-Barrier Materials
  Part III: Vapour-Barrier Materials
  Part IV: Health and Safety Considerations
  Part V: Special Health Considerations

• Chapter 3: Comprehensive Air-Leakage Control

  Part I: Finding Leakage Areas
  Part II: Caulking and Other Air-Sealing Materials

• Chapter 4: Roofs and Attics

  Part I: General Considerations for All Attics
  Part II: Easily Accessible Attics
  Part III: Houses with Half Storeys
  Part IV: Special Cases
  Part V: Renovations and Repair

• Chapter 5: Basement Insulation

  Part I: How to Insulate Outside the Basement
  Part II: How to Insulate Inside the Basement
  Part III: Crawl Spaces
  Part IV: Open Foundations
  Part V: Concrete Slab on the Ground

• Chapter 6: Insulating Walls

  Part I: Blown-In Insulation
  Part II: Renovating the Interior
  Part III: Renovating the Exterior
  Part IV: Miscellaneous Spaces
  Part V: Additions and New Construction

• Chapter 7: Upgrading Windows and Doors

  Part I: Windows
  Part II: Doors

• Chapter 8: Operating Your House

  Part I: Operating and Maintaining the Heating System
  Part II: The Heating System and Ventilation and Combustion Air
  Part III: Other Features

• Chapter 9: Dollars and Sense
• For More Information
   

Revised March 2007

Cat. No. M144-41/2007E (Print)
ISBN 978-0-662-45915-6
Cat. No. M144-41/2007E-PDF (On-line)
ISBN 978-0-662-45500-4

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2007

Aussi disponible en français sous le titre : Emprisonnons la chaleur

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