Code Connection: Ceiling Insulation Requirements Petaining to Trusses

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Code Connection: Ceiling Insulation Requirements Petaining to Trusses

  • Where ceiling thermal requirements exceed R-38, the raised heel reduction can reduce the thermal requirements for either wood or steel framing.
  • The simplified prescriptive method allows the same reduction as the component performance method.
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