Optimized value-engineered framing can save builders money and increase thermal performance. Listen to what Building Performance Specialist Graham Davis thinks builders should know about OVE framing in this installment of The Weekly.
Jenny Simon, marketing director of IBACOS interviews Davis from IBACOS-PERFORM to gain insight into how OVE framing truly benefits builders and the homes they construct.
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“Anytime you can eliminate wood from a wall assembly and replace that with insulation, you’re going to save a little bit of money because it’s a lot more expensive than insulation,” says Davis. “And you’re going to improve the overall thermal performance of the wall assembly.”
Watch the full segment below.
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