Thermal Envelope Calculator

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Purpose:

Builders and designers face complex challenges as houses transition from current energy performance levels to be highly energy-efficient, comfortable, and durable. Thermalenvelope.ca is an award-winning web-based thermal calculator. It helps construction industry professionals to apply the principles outlined in the Building Energy Thermal Bridging Guide (BETB) more easily. Thermalenvelope.ca provides hundreds of evaluations and calculations for building envelope thermal performance in new and existing construction across Canada.

Impact:

This web-based thermal calculator helps construction industry professionals determine thermal envelope performance quickly and easily when designing and building homes. It helps the development and adoption of net-zero ready building codes and standards in the industry.
Theme:
Category:
Building Science Reports
Published:
9/15/2023
Partners:  BC Hydro, Canadian Wood Council, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Manitoba Hydro, Natural Resources Canada, The Province of B.C., Transition énergétique Québec
Audience:  architects, building officials, homebuilders, construction industry, general contractors, engineers, residential construction industry, trades