I have long been skeptical of radiant barrier products. I was completely surprised when I found that the shell building I inspected yesterday was 80-90 degrees inside. It was 106 outside!!! The only possible explanation was the West Fraser Solarbord decking. The building had no ceilings, no wall insulation, no gypsum board. The windows and …
Here in the Carolina’s we have seen, on average, a ½-ton HVAC sizing reduction on homes using the Solarbord Radiant Barrier OSB roof sheathing. Builders are able to save money on the HVAC equipment, roughly $500 to $600 per house, and the homeowner gets energy savings for the life of the home.
We are proud to have West Fraser as a partner in our efforts to build energy efficient homes. Energy efficiency takes a number of professionals from various industries working together on a common goal and we are happy to be working with Norbord as one of our partners to create energy efficient homes that are …
Builders using the TallWall OSB wall sheathing will see a significant reduction in air leakage. By minimizing the sheathing joints, we have seen blower-door testing on homes using the TallWall system with fiberglass batt insulation approach the air-leakage rates on homes using spray-foam insulation.
