Insulation Handbook - Tapa dura

Everything that residential contractors, designers and architects, owners and builders want to know about economical, energy boosting insulation materials is right here in this big-picture overview. The authors evaluate the pros and cons of past, presently used, and future materials. This book also covers the best strategies for providing insulation and achieving maximum thermal comfort, and controlling damaging moisture accumulation. It discusses how to evaluate and tackle asbestos abatement, UFFI (Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation), and other historical materials.

Richard T. Bynum, Jr., is founder and principal of Bynum Architecture in Greer, South Carolina, and the co-author of McGraw-Hill's Handbook of Alternative Materials in Residential Construction and Architect's Planner 2000. Mr. Bynum earned his Master of Architecture Degree from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture from North Carolina State University. He is a registered architect, a member of the AIA, and over 20 of his articles have appeared in architectural publications.