PERMASYM -SOLUTIONS from foundation to lockup.
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Architect specifications are the first AND MOST IMPORTANT link in the chain of supply to deploy the best solutions for a new or renovating building. It is a known fact that using cellulose insulation is the best start to achieve a low-carbon-footprint building.  

Global warming is truly showing its effects with heavy continuous rain events and heavier snow loads and worse yet the excessive heat waves and forest fires with more severity every year.  Its imperative we all make little decisions every day BUT the appointments to a building are substantial decisions with very measurable effects of carbon contributions that will last for centuries to come. Increased levels of cellulose insulation in a building is the lowest cost choice that lasts forever in the building and needs zero maintenance for all the decades and centuries it will serve.

PERMASYM offers Architects reliable time proven products to assure an energy efficient building and envelope to last more than a lifetime. The clients can only be impressed at the cost effectiveness of PERMASYM to build and to heat or cool the spaces they have built, including certifiably clean air for the occupancy space. PERMASYM full line of products can work on a cost basis, but more importantly they will always have the lowest net GHG contribution compared to all other systems.  

PERMASYM Archictectural ASPECTS OF IMPORTANCE

1. CELLULOSE INSULATION .... Why bother?
2. INTERIOR SERVICE WALL
3. QUALITY ASSURANCE
4. STRUCTURAL BENEFITS
5. CLIENT BENEFITS
6. SECTION DETAILS

1. CELLULOSE INSULATION

The use of DENSE-PACK CELLULOSE Insulation AND PERMASYM'S pre-fabrication systems yields excellent scoring results for lowest embodied energy -according to ALL assessment tools in the market.

Environmental benefits are at the forefront but that does not mean it comes at a cost to the client. In terms of GHG and Embodied Energy -there is no better insulation than CELLULOSE -by a long shot.  See the illustrated graph on our Cellulose page for this.  Using Cellulose Insulation when combined with well specified wood framing, goes a long way to bring the project in at the lowest possible level by any and many of the measuring tools in the industry.  

Lowest FOOTPRINT is also lowest cost!  Completed costs with the PermaWALL or PermaWALL+ system delivers the lowest cost completed structure with high tolerance dimensions installed in dry condition and is ideal for fast-tracking to lock up and dry-in.  
$ SAVING FEATURES:

• ​Short timelines for Lockup and Dry-in time
• Low on-site labour factor at 80%-90% for framing stage
• DRY frame = fewer call backs from reliable building dimensional stability over time as the building is completed -greatly reducing events like drywall movement and cracking and nail pops are eliminated.
• $ Competitive BILL OF MATERIALS
• TIGHTER envelope partially attributed to Dense-Pack cellulose, saves weeks of time and cost to achieve high blower door results(1)

2. INTERIOR SERVICE WALL

The interior service wall does not have to be included in the specifications to use PermaWall. Not having an inside service wall brings the wiring into the main wall and then CELLULOSE or BATT insulation is placed after framing.  PermaCELL uses an air permeable membrane on the inside of the wall -then  blows in Cellulose from the top of the cavity to create a reliable on-site dense pack of cellulose.
SERVICE WALL BENEFITS

• Increased R-value and heating efficiency -20-30% for same thickness as fibreglass. (1)
• Speed up wiring and eliminate the need for air and vapour electrical box sealing.
• ​Window and door setting is tight and predictable and reliable with plywood liners to unify the whole wall and seal to openings.
• Building stability comes from stable structures and Saves call back $cost related to drywall cracking and paint failures.
• Reliable air and vapour tightening by eliminating Vapour barrier perforations

3. QUALITY ASSURANCE

Each and every PermaWALL is built within 1/32" of square.  The specifying community can be sure of the precision of buildings supplied by PERMASYM including air tightness.
CSA A277 certification is in process and architects and structural engineers will be the first to know it is in place!

4. STRUCTURAL BENEFITS

PermaWALL+ has a sheathing layer on both sides of the structural wall. This doubles the natural stiffness of the wall even before blocking is employed for certified shear walls.  Structural engineers will really appreciate the redundancy of lateral stiffness in the walls.  Bonding to the foundation is also very good -see detail _____. 

5. CLIENT BENEFITS

PermaWALL and PermaROOF provide a reliable fast tracked project that demands 30- 50% less energy and $ competitive to a code minimum build.  The pre-fabrication decreases site framing labour by 95% and eliminates site insulation -except for final sealing details.

• Architects look good with a green solutions that stay in budget
• Developers gain another sales tool
• Energy bills go down 30%-50%. (1) (2)
• Consumers can see there is high 'GREEN' value for the cost of their purchase.

6. SECTIONS DETAILS

Coming soon

REFERENCES

1.  From Wikipedia link: "The University of Colorado School of Architecture and Planning did a study that compared two seemingly identical test structures, one insulated with cellulose and the other with fiberglass. The cellulose insulation lost 26.4% less heat energy over time compared to the fiberglass insulation. It also was shown to tighten the structure more than 30%.[6] Subsequent real world surveys have cellulose performing 20–30% better at reducing energy used for heating than fibreglass."
   ​The Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_insulation
2. By virtue of the cellulose insulation as well as utilizing the optional insulation in the service wall gains R value and increases air tightness.