Articles by Daniel Overbey

Infiltration actually poses a greater moisture threat to building envelopes than vapor diffusion

Slab-on-grade insulation can be arranged in a number of configurations, each with pros and cons

For all of the guides and other publications that highlight the potential benefits of IPD, one may struggle to find a resource of considerable substance with regard to the execution of IPD on actual projects

The solar heat gain coefficient is a ratio that defines the amount of solar energy that reaches a glazing assembly (including both the glass and frame) with the amount that gets through to the inside

At a moment when LEED is pivoting toward an increasingly more stringent certification model based on an integration of strategies and measured performance, the 2018 IgCC is poised to fill the necessary role of setting a minimum standard for energy and environmental design

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave wastewater infrastructure an average grade of D+ citing 772 communities in the U.S. in which wastewater and rainwater drain into the same treatment system

How much ventilation should be provided in a building?

In many parts of the U.S., homeowners with basements have to manage rising humidity levels for most of the cooling season

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 209-2018 is the product of a half-decade of inertia within the building design and construction community toward leveraging energy modeling a design tool through a project.

I'm asked regularly about the discrepancies between modeled and measured building performance.