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DIGITAL EDITION | INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This listing is for the digital edition. No physical book will be shipped with this purchase.
The Carbonless Retrofit & Remodel Field Guide is built from more than 25 real projects and consulting jobs from the last two years.
Nearly 200 field photographs take you inside existing homes and buildings to see what actually went wrong and what can be done differently.
This isn't a book filled with pretty finished rooms.
It's what you find when you open the building up.
Mold. Mildew. Rot. Water intrusion. Failed walls. Window problems. Air leaks. Moisture problems. Thermal bridges. Mechanical issues. Multiple hot-roof failures.
Every photograph has a purpose.
The descriptions explain what you're looking at, why it happened, what building science principles are involved, and what should be considered before the building gets put back together.
You'll see examples from:
• More than 25 real projects and consulting jobs
• Nearly 200 field photographs with detailed descriptions
• Mold, mildew, and rot investigations
• Multiple hot-roof failures
• Exterior wall problems
• Window and opening failures
• Water and moisture intrusion
• Air leakage and thermal bridging
• Insulation and control layer problems
• Remodeling transitions between old and new construction
• Existing conditions that weren't discovered until the building was opened
• Repairs, corrections, and lessons learned in the field
New construction gives you one opportunity to get it right.
A remodel gives an existing building another opportunity.
Once the walls, roof, floors, windows, or other assemblies are opened, you have a chance to understand what failed and rebuild them to perform better.
The goal isn't simply to make an old building look new.
The goal is to make it more energy efficient, healthier, more comfortable, and more durable than it was before.
Brian Iverson has spent more than 50 years in construction, remodeling, design, energy auditing, development, real estate, and building performance.
This guide takes that experience, plus evidence from more than 25 recent real-world projects, and puts it into a visual format people can actually follow.
Homeowners. Remodelers. Builders. Architects. Drafts people. Inspectors. Mold remediation professionals. Tradespeople. Building performance professionals.
If you work on existing buildings, this guide was built for you.
Follow the pictures. Read the descriptions. Understand what failed. Learn why it failed. Then make a better decision before you close the building back up.
Instant digital download. No physical book will be shipped with this purchase.
Prefer a real book you can hold, mark up, and take to the jobsite? The hardcover edition is available separately below.
Find the cause. Understand the building. Put it back together better.
What you can't see can cost you.
This guide is educational material. It is not architectural plans, engineered drawings, code approval, or project-specific professional advice. Every building must be evaluated for its own existing conditions, site, climate, adopted codes, and requirements by appropriately qualified professionals.
Nearly 200 photographs. 25+ real projects. Nothing staged. Nothing hidden. Just real buildings teaching us how to build better.
DIGITAL EDITION | INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This listing is for the digital edition. No physical book will be shipped with this purchase.
The Carbonless Retrofit & Remodel Field Guide is built from more than 25 real projects and consulting jobs from the last two years.
Nearly 200 field photographs take you inside existing homes and buildings to see what actually went wrong and what can be done differently.
This isn't a book filled with pretty finished rooms.
It's what you find when you open the building up.
Mold. Mildew. Rot. Water intrusion. Failed walls. Window problems. Air leaks. Moisture problems. Thermal bridges. Mechanical issues. Multiple hot-roof failures.
Every photograph has a purpose.
The descriptions explain what you're looking at, why it happened, what building science principles are involved, and what should be considered before the building gets put back together.
You'll see examples from:
• More than 25 real projects and consulting jobs
• Nearly 200 field photographs with detailed descriptions
• Mold, mildew, and rot investigations
• Multiple hot-roof failures
• Exterior wall problems
• Window and opening failures
• Water and moisture intrusion
• Air leakage and thermal bridging
• Insulation and control layer problems
• Remodeling transitions between old and new construction
• Existing conditions that weren't discovered until the building was opened
• Repairs, corrections, and lessons learned in the field
New construction gives you one opportunity to get it right.
A remodel gives an existing building another opportunity.
Once the walls, roof, floors, windows, or other assemblies are opened, you have a chance to understand what failed and rebuild them to perform better.
The goal isn't simply to make an old building look new.
The goal is to make it more energy efficient, healthier, more comfortable, and more durable than it was before.
Brian Iverson has spent more than 50 years in construction, remodeling, design, energy auditing, development, real estate, and building performance.
This guide takes that experience, plus evidence from more than 25 recent real-world projects, and puts it into a visual format people can actually follow.
Homeowners. Remodelers. Builders. Architects. Drafts people. Inspectors. Mold remediation professionals. Tradespeople. Building performance professionals.
If you work on existing buildings, this guide was built for you.
Follow the pictures. Read the descriptions. Understand what failed. Learn why it failed. Then make a better decision before you close the building back up.
Instant digital download. No physical book will be shipped with this purchase.
Prefer a real book you can hold, mark up, and take to the jobsite? The hardcover edition is available separately below.
Find the cause. Understand the building. Put it back together better.
What you can't see can cost you.
This guide is educational material. It is not architectural plans, engineered drawings, code approval, or project-specific professional advice. Every building must be evaluated for its own existing conditions, site, climate, adopted codes, and requirements by appropriately qualified professionals.
Nearly 200 photographs. 25+ real projects. Nothing staged. Nothing hidden. Just real buildings teaching us how to build better.