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The free guide: “Insulating your tiny house in Alberta: the required RSI and R values”. The minimums of the National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition for each assembly of your timber frame tiny house, with their R equivalent, and what to check before buying your materials.

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Insulating your tiny house in Alberta: the required RSI and R values

1. Why the R on the bag is not the R the Code counts
2. RSI and R: the conversion
3. Your zone: zone 6, 7A, 7B or 8 — under 5000, under 6000 degree-days, or over
4. Ceiling, walls, floor: the minimums
5. Slab, foundations and radon
6. Windows, doors and access hatch
7. The envelope goes outside the frame
8. The mistakes that make the envelope fail and the questions before buying

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• The table of minimums in Alberta in RSI and in R: ceiling, walls, floor, slab, windows and doors, according to your zone (zone 6, 7A, 7B or 8 — under 5000, under 6000 degree-days, or over).
• Why the insulated envelope goes outside the timber frame, and the effective value Alberta asks of it.
• Two checklists: the questions to ask your building official and those to ask your supplier, product by product.