Water
Drain bulk water away from the site and shed rain through roofs, cladding, flashing, openings, and drainage planes.
Building science
Follow every control layer around the building.
A good enclosure manages water, air, heat, and vapor while supporting intentional fresh air and practical services.
Four control layers
The building works when the layers connect.
A strong panel field cannot compensate for weak transitions. Continuity has to survive the full path around the enclosure.
Air
Connect the air control layer across panels, joints, roofs, foundations, windows, doors, and penetrations.
Heat
Maintain insulation continuity through the main assemblies and study unavoidable thermal bridges.
Vapor
Select assemblies and materials that fit the climate, interior conditions, drying potential, and complete wall or roof design.
The main wall field
Continuity is easier to understand when the material is visible.
SIPs can reduce repeated framing through the main panel area. The connection strategy still determines whether air, heat, water, and loads move through the enclosure as intended.
Critical transitions
Detail the places where systems meet.
These are project specific design and inspection priorities.
Foundation to wall
Coordinate sill conditions, capillary control, air sealing, water management, fastening, and tolerances.
Wall to roof
Resolve structure, splines, seals, overhangs, ventilation strategy, and water shedding at the transition.
Windows and doors
Connect flashing, drainage, insulation, air control, structure, and installation sequence around every opening.
Penetrations
Plan services and equipment so each opening can be supported, sealed, protected, and inspected.
Fresh air and services
A tight building needs intentional systems.
Mechanical ventilation, filtration, humidity control, exhaust, pressure relationships, and equipment sizing belong in the design. They are not optional corrections after the enclosure is complete.
Electrical chases, plumbing routes, ducts, equipment, and access also need early coordination so field changes do not compromise the panel or its control layers.
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