EIFS Council of Canada Introduction to The Cost of Building Enclosures Series
Exploring the economic and thermal performance implications of enclosure design strategies, this primer on the EIFS Council of Canada’s technical series: ‘The Cost of Building Enclosures’, introduces you to the 3-part series unpacking a number of Life Cycle Cost considerations in a unique and accessible format unlike any previous studies completed before it. The series takes the viewer through a comprehensive analysis completed by RDH Building Science Laboratories on behalf of the ECC and answers a number of questions surrounding enclosure system design choices in this new era of heightened building envelope performance expectations and importance. If you would like to follow along with a copy of a companion booklet, please click here.
The Cost of Building Enclosures – Part 1
This series takes the viewer through a comprehensive study completed by RDH Building Science Laboratories on behalf of the ECC. Through comparative Life Cycle Costing and Thermal Performance analyses, it answers several questions surrounding enclosure system design choices in this new era of heightened economic and performance expectations. In Part One, we explore the study’s terminology and reference framework to set the stage for the results of this ground-breaking work presented in Parts 2 and 3. If you would like to follow along with a copy of a companion booklet, please click here.
The Cost of Building Enclosures – Part 2
This series takes the viewer through a comprehensive study completed by RDH Building Science Laboratories on behalf of the ECC. Through comparative Life Cycle Costing and Thermal Performance analyses, it answers several questions surrounding enclosure system design choices in this new era of heightened economic and performance expectations. In Part Two, the areas of construction requirements, energy codes and related energy use as influenced by wall system performance are broken down across the study’s four subject cities and building archetypes. If you would like to follow along with a copy of a companion booklet, please click here.
The Cost of Building Enclosures – Part 3
This series takes the viewer through a comprehensive study completed by RDH Building Science Laboratories on behalf of the ECC. Through comparative Life Cycle Costing and Thermal Performance analyses, it answers several questions surrounding enclosure system design choices in this new era of heightened economic and performance expectations. In this installment, we examine costs related to upfront construction as well as operation and maintenance activities on our residential and commercial buildings over a 50-year study period. These amounts are added to the previously explored energy costs for a total life cycle cost comparison of EIFS to other common enclosure system options. If you would like to follow along with a copy of a companion booklet, please click here.