INFORMATION SOURCES:

• Module content drawn from "Air Barriers for Insulators - A Guided Training Program", compiled by Building Knowledge Canada (2019), Toby Smith
• Thermal bridge diagrams "Thermal Bridging", Article from Passive House Plus - Sustainable Building by Joseph Little and Beñat Arregi (July 27, 2011), retrieved Nov 2019.
• BSI Insight - Punched Openings (April 2018) By Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fellow ASHRAE, retrieved from www.buildingscience.com Nov 2019
• Thermal Conductivities of Metals, Metallic Elements and Alloys - The Engineering Toolbox.com. Information retrieved January 2025.
• Retrofit Canada - Case Studies. Information and examples from Peter Darlington - Solar Homes Inc. - Calgary, Alberta, and Fellipe Falluh, Retrofit Construction - Montreal, PQ.
• Select photos and diagrams by Andy Cockburn, NAIMA Canada
• Select photos by Airtight Home Technologies, Ottawa, Ontario

FURTHER TRAINING SUGGESTIONS:

• Building Knowledge Canada - Excellent resources and many training opportunities.

• Net Zero Builder Training - Canadian Home Builders' Association
• Passive House Training - Passive House Canada
• PHIUS Builder Training - PHIUS (Passive House United States)

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